You see a blue rectangular sign along the highway showing a white fuel-pump symbol. What does this sign tell you?
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A.
A place is ahead with the distance to reach it
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B.
A gas station is available at this location Correct
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C.
A specific numbered route is about to begin
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D.
A hazard is ahead that requires a reduced speed
The answer is "A gas station is available at this location"
A blue sign with white letters or symbols marks a service, and the fuel-pump symbol names which service is offered: a gas station is available. The trap is choice A, which appeals to drivers who read every rectangular highway sign as directional; direction-and-distance information belongs on green destination signs, not on blue service ones.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. A place is ahead with the distance to reach it
Place-and-distance information appears on green destination signs, not on blue service signs. This answer treats every rectangular highway sign as directional and skips the color check that separates services from destinations.
C. A specific numbered route is about to begin
Route identity is conveyed by the shape of a route shield, not by a blue rectangle with a service symbol. This answer reads any symbol paired with a highway sign as a route marker and forgets that route type is signaled by shape, not by symbol.
D. A hazard is ahead that requires a reduced speed
Hazards and advised reduced speeds are shown on yellow warning signs, not on blue service signs. This answer reads any eye-catching roadside symbol as a hazard cue because yellow warning signs are the first symbol-based signs most drivers learn to recognize.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Service Signs," p.30..
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