You are following a highway route number. What do the arrows on the overhead route signs indicate?
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A.
Which lane is closed ahead due to work
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B.
Where to slow down for construction ahead
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C.
Lanes to be used to follow a highway route Correct
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D.
The direction toward the nearest exit ramp
The answer is "Lanes to be used to follow a highway route"
Overhead arrows over each lane tell drivers which lane feeds which route. Choice D, direction to the nearest exit ramp, comes from associating any overhead sign with exit information, which is how exit gore signs work but not how these do.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Which lane is closed ahead due to work
Applies the lane-use signal red X meaning to overhead arrow signs. This answer blurs the arrow sign with the lane-use control signal, a separate overhead system.
B. Where to slow down for construction ahead
Reads any overhead panel as a work-zone warning. This answer associates overhead mounting with construction messaging rather than route guidance.
D. The direction toward the nearest exit ramp
Assumes any highway sign points toward an exit. This answer groups the arrow sign with the exit-only lane sign that sits beside it in the guide signs table.
This question tests your knowledge of Guide Signs in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Guide Signs," p.32..
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