What does this Hospital sign tell a driver?
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A.
A hospital is ahead in the direction the sign points. Correct
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B.
A helicopter landing zone is located ahead on the roadway.
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C.
A general information center for travelers is ahead.
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D.
A pharmacy providing prescription services is ahead.
The answer is "A hospital is ahead in the direction the sign points."
The white block letter H on a blue services square marks the route to a hospital that offers emergency care, in the direction the sign points. The trap is reading the H as a helipad marker; the block letter H on a blue guide square is reserved for a hospital route, and a helicopter landing area is signed with its own separate symbol.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. A helicopter landing zone is located ahead on the roadway.
The block letter H on the blue services square marks a hospital route, not a landing pad for aircraft. This answer reads the letter H as a shorthand for a helicopter landing marker rather than the guide symbol for a hospital route.
C. A general information center for travelers is ahead.
Traveler information is carried by a separate services sign, and this one identifies a hospital. This answer treats every blue services square as a generic information sign instead of reading the specific symbol printed on it.
D. A pharmacy providing prescription services is ahead.
A drugstore is not what this symbol identifies; the H marks a hospital with emergency care. This answer assumes the H stands for a health-related retail service such as a drugstore rather than a hospital that offers emergency care.
This question tests your knowledge of Guide Signs on the roads of every US state . Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, sign D9-2 (Hospital)..
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