What is the basic color used for signs, barricades, drums, cones, and other construction and maintenance work-zone devices in Texas?
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A.
Orange Correct
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B.
Yellow
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C.
Red
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D.
White
The answer is "Orange"
The manual sets orange as the basic color for every construction and maintenance work-zone device, from signs to cones. Drivers pick yellow because it is the color of permanent warning signs like curves and school crossings, and they carry that habit into work zones without registering that Texas switches colors for temporary hazards.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Yellow
Yellow is the color of permanent warning signs like curves and pedestrian crossings, not of temporary work-zone devices. This answer carries the color of standard warning signs over to construction devices, a habit built from years of seeing yellow diamonds on open roads.
C. Red
Red is reserved for stop signs and prohibition signs, not for construction warnings. This answer treats any device that demands attention as red, a habit built from stop signs and traffic lights.
D. White
White is the color the manual assigns to regulation signs like speed limits. This answer reads the regulation-sign color off the color key and applies it to work-zone warnings on the same page.
This question tests your knowledge of Construction Signs in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Construction and Maintenance Devices," p.35..
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