What does this Two-Way Traffic sign tell a driver about the road ahead?
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A.
The one-way roadway changes to two-way traffic ahead. Correct
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B.
The right lane ends and traffic must merge left.
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C.
A divided highway with a median begins ahead.
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D.
A no-passing zone begins at this sign.
The answer is "The one-way roadway changes to two-way traffic ahead."
The yellow diamond warns that a one-way roadway is changing to two-way traffic ahead, so you should stay right, hold off on passing, and watch for oncoming vehicles. The trap is the no-passing-zone reading: the entry does say do not pass at this sign, and a learner who fixates on that phrase reaches for the pennant-shaped no-passing zone sign instead of the warning that opposing traffic is about to appear.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. The right lane ends and traffic must merge left.
A lane ending or merge is announced by a different diamond showing one lane tapering into another. This answer swaps the warning about oncoming traffic for a lane-reduction merge cue.
C. A divided highway with a median begins ahead.
This diamond warns that two-way undivided travel resumes, which is the opposite of a divided highway starting. This answer reads the two arrows on the sign as the start of a divided roadway rather than the return of opposing traffic.
D. A no-passing zone begins at this sign.
A no-passing zone is marked by a yellow pennant on the left shoulder, not by this warning diamond. This answer latches onto the do-not-pass guidance and mistakes the warning for the pennant that starts a no-passing zone.
This question tests your knowledge of Warning Signs on the roads of every US state . Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, sign W6-3 (Two-Way Traffic)..
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