The manual says the recommended-speed sign indicates that reduced speed is advised. According to the manual, where does that advice apply?
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A.
Only while the roadway is wet or icy
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B.
Throughout the area the warning sign marks Correct
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C.
Only at the exact spot where the sign is planted
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D.
For 100 feet past the sign, then the limit resumes
The answer is "Throughout the area the warning sign marks"
The manual says reduced speed is advised 'in that area,' meaning the advice covers the stretch the warning sign marks, not just the spot where the sign stands. At a stop sign the required stop pins to one specific point (the stop line, crosswalk, or intersection approach), and that habit is what makes C tempting: a warning sign gets expected to work the same way.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Only while the roadway is wet or icy
The manual gives no weather condition for the advisory; the reduced speed applies to the area regardless of surface conditions. This answer confuses the general advisory with a weather-specific caution like the slippery-when-wet placards, whose reduced-speed advice is limited to those surface conditions.
C. Only at the exact spot where the sign is planted
The manual's phrase 'in that area' extends the advice past the sign post itself and through the stretch of road the warning marks. This answer applies the stop-sign habit, where the required stop is pinned to one specific spot (the stop line, crosswalk, or intersection approach), to an advisory that instead covers a whole stretch of road.
D. For 100 feet past the sign, then the limit resumes
The manual sets no fixed distance; the advice covers the area the warning sign marks, however long that stretch runs. This answer reaches for a tidy footage rule the manual never states, treating the recommended-speed sign like a posted speed limit that ends at the next sign.
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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