You are driving on a through street and approach an intersection with a green horizontal rectangle sign posted overhead. What does this D3-1 street name sign identify?
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A.
The name of the cross street you are about to reach at the intersection. Correct
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B.
The name of the street you are currently traveling along right now.
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C.
The remaining distance to the next town along your current route.
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D.
The number of a numbered highway route you are approaching soon.
The answer is "The name of the cross street you are about to reach at the intersection."
A D3-1 street name sign is a guide sign posted at an intersection, and on a through street it names the cross street you are about to reach so you know which turn is coming up. The tempting wrong pick is the choice about the street you're currently on, which mirrors how a passenger reads a street sign on a residential block as confirmation of the road the car is already on; at a through-street intersection the D3-1 label goes to the crossing roadway instead.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. The name of the street you are currently traveling along right now.
Reads the sign as naming the roadway the driver is already on rather than the intersecting one. This answer treats the intersection sign as a confirmation of the road already being driven, borrowed from how the same green rectangle looks between residential blocks.
C. The remaining distance to the next town along your current route.
Confuses the guide sign posted at an intersection with a distance panel found between towns on a highway. This answer reaches for the mileage layout used on rural highway panels instead of the intersection label the D3-1 actually carries.
D. The number of a numbered highway route you are approaching soon.
Reads the green rectangle as a highway shield showing a numbered route rather than a street name. This answer carries over the habit of watching for route numbers on freeway guide signs and applies it to a plain street label.
This question tests your knowledge of Guide Signs on the roads of every US state . Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, sign D3-1 (Street Name Sign)..
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