A sign that is blue and white points you toward what?
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A.
A hospital, Highway Patrol station, or telephone Correct
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B.
A construction zone or detour route
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C.
A park, campground, or recreational area
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D.
A state highway or route number marker
The answer is "A hospital, Highway Patrol station, or telephone"
Blue-and-white signs point to a nearby hospital, Highway Patrol station, or telephone. Choice C tempts drivers who remember that guide signs come in green, brown, or blue and reach for blue when a park feels informational; parks and recreational areas actually ride on brown.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. A construction zone or detour route
Construction and detour signs are orange with black lettering, not blue and white. This answer groups every color-coded routing sign into one family and picks blue as the utility color for detours.
C. A park, campground, or recreational area
Parks and recreational areas ride on brown backgrounds, not blue. This answer applies the 'blue means services' shortcut to any off-highway destination, treating a park visit like a Highway Patrol call.
D. A state highway or route number marker
North Carolina route markers are diamond-shaped, not rectangular blue-and-white service signs. This answer reads 'blue and white' as a state route identifier because interstate shields also use red, white, and blue.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Chapter 5, Signals and Signs, Guide/Informational Signs," p.85..
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