You see a blue sign with a white letter H. What does it tell you?
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A.
The road leads to a hospital. Correct
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B.
A historic landmark is nearby.
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C.
A highway entrance is ahead.
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D.
A heavy-vehicle route begins here.
The answer is "The road leads to a hospital."
A blue sign carrying an H marks the road to a hospital. Hospital signs sit inside the motorist services category, which is why they use blue. The cue to memorize is color first (blue = services), then symbol.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. A historic landmark is nearby.
Historic landmarks would appear on a brown sign, not a blue one. Misreading: Confuses the blue motorist services sign with the brown historic, cultural, and recreational signs described one paragraph earlier.
C. A highway entrance is ahead.
Highway entrances are not marked by an H; this confuses sign categories. Misreading: Mistakes the H symbol on a motorist services sign for a route or highway marker, conflating two different sign families.
D. A heavy-vehicle route begins here.
Heavy-vehicle routes are not identified by an H on a blue sign. Misreading: Invents a heavy-vehicle category not listed among the motorist services examples (gas, food, lodging, rest area, EV charging, accessible parking, hospital).
This question tests your knowledge of Guide Signs in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Route, Guide, and Information Signs (Motorist Service Signs)," p.14..
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