You see a pennant-shaped yellow sign on the left side of the road. What does it mean?
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A.
Beginning of a no passing zone Correct
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B.
Yield to oncoming traffic
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C.
Divided highway ends
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D.
School zone ahead
The answer is "Beginning of a no passing zone"
The manual notes this is the only pennant-shaped warning sign and it marks the beginning of a no passing zone. School zones use a pentagon, yield signs are triangular, and the end of a divided highway is shown on a standard diamond. A driver picking C reads the tapering pennant shape as a cue that a divided roadway is ending and traffic is returning to an undivided two-way road.
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B. Yield to oncoming traffic
Yield signs are triangular; this pennant only warns you cannot pass. This answer reasons that a triangular-looking marker must be about giving way to other cars.
C. Divided highway ends
The end of a divided highway is shown on a standard diamond, not a pennant. This answer reads the tapering pennant as a signal that a divided roadway is ending and traffic is returning to an undivided two-way road.
D. School zone ahead
School zones use a five-sided pentagon shape, not a pennant. This answer groups any unusual sign outline with the school-zone shape most drivers can name.
This question tests your knowledge of Warning Signs in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "NO PASSING ZONE," p.13..
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