You see a Do Not Enter sign facing you as you approach a roadway. What does it tell you?
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A.
You may enter if you first yield to oncoming traffic.
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B.
You are about to enter a road or freeway going the wrong way. Correct
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C.
Slow down and proceed through with caution.
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D.
The restriction applies only during posted hours.
The answer is "You are about to enter a road or freeway going the wrong way."
The Do Not Enter sign warns you not to enter a road or freeway. You will see it if you are going the wrong way, often onto a one-way street or a freeway off-ramp. Stop, turn around, and find another route.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. You may enter if you first yield to oncoming traffic.
Do Not Enter is a prohibitive regulatory sign that bars entry outright; yielding does not make it legal to proceed. Misreading: Treats a prohibitive sign as a yield/right-of-way rule that allows entry after yielding to oncoming traffic.
C. Slow down and proceed through with caution.
Do Not Enter is a red regulatory prohibitive sign, not a yellow warning sign telling you to slow down and continue. Misreading: Confuses a red prohibitive regulatory sign with a yellow warning sign that calls for caution rather than stopping.
D. The restriction applies only during posted hours.
The manual describes Do Not Enter as a blanket prohibition with no time-of-day exception. Misreading: Treats a blanket prohibitive sign as a conditional, time-limited restriction the manual does not describe.
This question tests your knowledge of Regulatory Signs in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Signs & Traffic Signals, Regulatory Signs, Prohibitive," p.7..
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