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US Road Signs Guide Signs

What does this Lodging sign tell a driver?

Blue square sign with a white symbol of a person lying in a bed
  1. A.
    A hotel, motel, or other overnight lodging is available ahead. Correct
  2. B.
    A public rest area with restrooms is available ahead.
  3. C.
    A restaurant or food service is available ahead.
  4. D.
    A campground for overnight camping is available ahead.
The Why

The answer is "A hotel, motel, or other overnight lodging is available ahead."

The blue Lodging services sign marks a hotel, motel, or other overnight lodging near the exit ahead. The choice pointing to a rest area is the trap because both signs are blue services panels, and a driver who does not check the pictograph reaches for the roadside stop a highway traveler uses more often. The person-lying-in-a-bed pictograph separates them: it signals a paid room for the night, not a roadside pull-out.

Why the others miss

The traps in the wrong answers

B. A public rest area with restrooms is available ahead.

A rest area is marked by its own blue services sign showing a picnic table or restroom symbol, not the person-in-bed pictograph used for lodging. This answer treats every blue services sign as a rest area rather than reading the specific pictograph inside the square.

C. A restaurant or food service is available ahead.

Food service has its own blue sign showing a knife-and-fork or cup pictograph, not a person lying in a bed. This answer assumes any blue services panel promises food, ignoring that each pictograph points to a different service.

D. A campground for overnight camping is available ahead.

Camping is marked by a tent pictograph on its own blue sign, not by the person-lying-in-a-bed symbol used here. This answer reads the word 'overnight' as tent camping outdoors instead of a paid room indoors.

The Rule

This question tests your knowledge of Guide Signs on the roads of every US state . Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, sign D9-9 (Lodging)..

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