What does this orange diamond sign warn of ahead?
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A.
Two-way traffic shares the roadway ahead through the construction area. Correct
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B.
Your lane ends ahead and traffic must merge to the left.
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C.
A detour begins ahead and directs traffic off the roadway.
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D.
Passing is prohibited through the construction zone ahead.
The answer is "Two-way traffic shares the roadway ahead through the construction area."
The orange diamond warns that through the construction area the roadway carries vehicles in both directions, so oncoming traffic will share the same pavement and a driver has to stay right of the centerline. The no-passing answer is the pull here because two-way work zones often do restrict passing, and a learner who has driven through one associates the two ideas; this sign warns of the two-way condition itself, and a separate device carries any passing prohibition.
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B. Your lane ends ahead and traffic must merge to the left.
This sign warns of oncoming vehicles sharing the pavement, not of a lane drop that forces a merge. Carries over the shape of a lane-ends merge symbol used elsewhere in work zones and reads it onto the wrong warning.
C. A detour begins ahead and directs traffic off the roadway.
The sign tells a driver to continue through the work zone with oncoming vehicles present, not to leave the roadway. Reads any orange diamond as the detour marker rather than checking what the symbol on it actually shows.
D. Passing is prohibited through the construction zone ahead.
The device warns of the two-way condition itself; a no-passing zone is posted by a separate sign or by pavement markings. Pairs two rules that often travel together in work zones and treats one warning as if it delivered both.
This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs on the roads of every US state . Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, sign CW6-3 (Two-Way Traffic (Work Zone))..
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