A brown sign with white letters along the highway points to:
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A.
A hospital or other emergency service.
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B.
A historic, cultural, or scenic location. Correct
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C.
A construction zone or work area ahead.
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D.
A rule that you must obey on the road.
The answer is "A historic, cultural, or scenic location."
Brown is the recreation and culture color in the highway sign system. Brown signs point to historic and cultural locations, scenic areas, picnic grounds, and parks. Hospitals and motorist services live on blue signs. Construction is orange. Regulations are red and white or black on white. The color is the fastest tell, which is why each category gets its own.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. A hospital or other emergency service.
Hospitals and motorist services are blue, not brown. Misreading: Confuses brown recreational signs with blue motorist service signs, which can indicate the road to a hospital.
C. A construction zone or work area ahead.
Construction and work zones use orange signs, not brown. Misreading: Confuses brown recreational signs with orange construction and work-zone signs.
D. A rule that you must obey on the road.
Regulatory signs are rectangular black on white, or red and white for prohibitions. Misreading: Confuses brown recreational signs with regulatory signs, which are black on white or red and white.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Historic, Cultural, and Recreational Signs," p.13..
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