What does this Cross Road sign warn a driver about the road ahead?
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A.
A four-way intersection ahead where cross-traffic may enter from either side. Correct
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B.
A side road ahead that joins the main road from one side only.
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C.
A T-intersection ahead where the road you are on ends.
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D.
A divided road ends ahead and two-way traffic will resume.
The answer is "A four-way intersection ahead where cross-traffic may enter from either side."
Cross Road warns that another roadway crosses straight through the road ahead, so watch for vehicles entering or crossing from either side. The pull toward the side-road option comes from mixing this diamond up with the W2-2 Side Road warning, which flags a road that meets the highway from one side only rather than a full four-way crossing.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. A side road ahead that joins the main road from one side only.
The Side Road sign (W2-2) warns of a road that meets the highway from one side, not a full crossing. This answer reads the diamond as showing only a single side road entering from one side.
C. A T-intersection ahead where the road you are on ends.
A T-intersection warning shows the current road ending at a perpendicular road, not two roads crossing. This answer treats the crossbars as marking the point where the road being driven ends at another road.
D. A divided road ends ahead and two-way traffic will resume.
A divided-highway-ends warning uses the divided-roadway symbol showing lanes coming back together; the Cross Road sign shows two roadways intersecting instead. This answer swaps the symbol for two crossing roads with the divided-roadway symbol used to warn that a divided highway ends.
This question tests your knowledge of Warning Signs on the roads of every US state . Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, sign W2-1 (Cross Road)..
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