A five-sided yellow sign means:
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A.
A school zone or school crossing is ahead. Correct
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B.
A narrower section of road is ahead.
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C.
Two-way traffic is ahead.
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D.
A railroad crossing is ahead.
The answer is "A school zone or school crossing is ahead."
The five-sided pentagon yellow sign marks the beginning of a school zone or warns of a school crossing; when you see one, actively look for children and be ready to stop. A narrowing road or two-way traffic ahead uses a standard yellow diamond, and railroad crossings are warned by a round yellow sign carrying the letters RR. The pentagon shape is the one to associate with schools. Choice D pulls drivers who remember that a yellow railroad warning exists and reach for it here, missing that the round RR sign, not the pentagon, does that job.
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B. A narrower section of road is ahead.
Lane narrowing is shown by a yellow diamond warning sign, not a five-sided sign. This answer substitutes the diamond Lane Reduction warning for the pentagon shape the manual reserves for school zones.
C. Two-way traffic is ahead.
Two-way traffic ahead uses a yellow diamond warning sign, not a five-sided sign. This answer substitutes the diamond Two-Way Traffic Ahead warning for the pentagon shape the manual reserves for school zones.
D. A railroad crossing is ahead.
Railroad crossings are warned by a round yellow sign with the letters RR, not a five-sided pentagon. This answer confuses the pentagon school sign with the round yellow Railroad Advance sign described in the Warning Signs section.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Sharing the Road, School Zones, School Zone Signs," p.49..
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