The manual gives the color and content of a yellow warning sign. Which of the following does the manual list as the black content on the yellow face?
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A.
Either black letters or black symbols Correct
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B.
Only shapes and pictograms
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C.
Numbers indicating hazard distance
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D.
Bold black wording, no symbols
The answer is "Either black letters or black symbols"
The manual specifies black letters or black symbols; both forms appear on yellow warning signs. Drivers who picture the classic diamond with a single graphic like a curved arrow or a leaping deer may assume the family is symbols only, and miss the word-based warnings the manual also allows.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Only shapes and pictograms
The manual pairs symbols with letters as valid content; symbols alone is only half of what it lists. This answer pictures the classic curved-arrow and leaping-deer diamonds and assumes every warning sign in the family is a picture.
C. Numbers indicating hazard distance
The manual describes what appears on the warning sign face itself, and numbers are not on the list. This answer points to the black number that shows up on the small yellow speed panel hung beneath the sign.
D. Bold black wording, no symbols
The manual's list includes symbols alongside letters, not letters alone on the yellow face. This answer fixates on wordy signs like NO PASSING ZONE and forgets the symbol-only members of the same family.
This question tests your knowledge of Warning Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Warning Signs (Chapter 4: Signs)," p.30..
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