What colors does the manual list for tourist-oriented directional signs pointing to museums, landmarks, and parks?
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A.
Green backgrounds with yellow border
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B.
Yellow signs with black symbols
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C.
Orange signs with black text
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D.
Blue or brown backgrounds, white text Correct
The answer is "Blue or brown backgrounds, white text"
Tourist-oriented directional signs, which point to museums, historical landmarks, and state or national parks, may be blue or brown with white lettering. Green with a yellow border (choice A) borrows the green from the highway and expressway guide signs described earlier in the same chapter, a natural mistake for drivers who remember "green means directional" and reach for the guide-sign palette.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Green backgrounds with yellow border
No sign family the manual describes uses a green background with a yellow border. This answer combines the green from the highway and expressway guide-sign palette shown earlier in the same chapter with an ornamental border, guessing at a look for cultural sites.
B. Yellow signs with black symbols
Yellow with black symbols is the warning-sign scheme, not the informational scheme used for tourist signs. This answer applies the yellow-and-black warning palette on the reflex that any sign meant to grab a driver's attention is yellow.
C. Orange signs with black text
Orange with black is reserved for work zones, not for signs directing you to museums or landmarks. This answer substitutes the orange work-zone palette on the assumption anything pointing a driver off the highway must use bright, attention-grabbing orange.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs," p.21..
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