Route markers for U.S. highways use what shape?
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A.
Shield Correct
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B.
Rectangle
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C.
Pentagon
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D.
Diamond
The answer is "Shield"
The manual gives U.S. highways a shield-shaped route marker. Choice D is the trap for a reader who studied the North Carolina section first and then carried the state diamond over to every numbered highway they came across.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Rectangle
Rectangles appear on N.C. secondary road signs, regulatory signs, and green, brown or blue guide signs, so shape alone does not identify a U.S. route marker. Defaults to rectangle because it is the shape a driver sees most often on the roadside.
C. Pentagon
Pentagons warn of school zones; they are not route markers. Reaches for any distinctive shape without matching it to the route-marker family.
D. Diamond
Diamonds mark North Carolina state routes, not U.S. highways. Carries the state-route diamond over to U.S. routes because both are numbered highways.
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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