A yellow-and-black 'recommended speed' sign is joined to a yellow warning sign. What does the manual say about that speed?
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A.
It applies only when children are present.
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B.
Reduced speed is advised in that area. Correct
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C.
Drivers must slow to that speed in the area.
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D.
It is the minimum lawful speed in the area.
The answer is "Reduced speed is advised in that area."
The manual's exact word for the number on a joined yellow-and-black sign is 'advised,' meaning the driver decides the safe speed based on conditions. Reading a posted black-on-yellow figure the way a black-on-white regulatory speed-limit sign works produces choice C.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. It applies only when children are present.
The advisory speed applies to the hazard the warning sign names, not to a school-zone time window. This answer carries over the school-zone rule about children being present.
C. Drivers must slow to that speed in the area.
The joined sign is a recommendation, not a legal limit. This answer reads a posted black-on-yellow number the way a black-on-white speed-limit sign works.
D. It is the minimum lawful speed in the area.
The manual describes it as a reduced speed, never as a floor. This answer confuses the advisory number with the minimum-speed plates seen on some expressways.
This question tests your knowledge of Warning Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Warning Signs," p.30..
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