Licensing

5 · Signs and signals

Colors, shapes, lights, and pavement marks.

0.00 m · 55.58 m if you master this set · 23 cards · Elenchus · seeded from DL-7 · Texas DPS Driver Handbook, January 2026

01
Front
On a one-way street, what color is the broken lane marker?
Back
White.
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02
Front
Describe the Yield sign.
Back
A downward-pointing triangle, red and white. Slow down and yield the right-of-way.
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03
Front
What does a Narrow Bridge sign look like, and how should the driver react when he sees one?
Back
A diamond-shaped yellow warning sign showing a roadway that narrows. Slow down and prepare for a narrower bridge.
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04
Front
What is the shape of a Keep Right sign, and how should the driver react when he sees one?
Back
Usually a diamond warning or rectangular regulatory sign with an arrow around an obstruction. Keep to the right of a median, island, or divider.
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05
Front
Which sign tells you to slow down because you are approaching a double curve?
Back
A diamond-shaped yellow warning sign showing a reverse or S-curve.
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06
Front
What does a Do Not Pass sign mean?
Back
You are entering a no-passing zone. Do not pass other vehicles.
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07
Front
Which sign tells you to keep in the right-hand lane when driving slow?
Back
A rectangular regulatory sign such as “Slower Traffic Keep Right.”
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08
Front
How should you react when a traffic officer tells you to do something that is ordinarily considered to be against the law?
Back
Obey the traffic officer. An officer’s directions override the usual signs and signals.
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09
Front
What type of sign warns you to watch right and left for cross traffic?
Back
A diamond-shaped yellow warning sign — often a crossroad or side-road symbol.
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10
Front
Describe the emblem that identifies vehicles which travel at speeds of 25 mph or less.
Back
The slow-moving vehicle emblem: a fluorescent orange triangle with a dark red reflective border.
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11
Front
What does a green arrow showing with a red light mean?
Back
You may turn in the arrow’s direction after yielding to pedestrians and other traffic. Oncoming traffic is held by the red.
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12
Front
How should you react to a flashing red light?
Back
Treat it as a stop sign: full stop, then go when safe.
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13
Front
Which sign tells you to watch out for a train?
Back
Railroad-crossing warning signs — the yellow circular advance warning and the crossbuck at the tracks.
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14
Front
Describe the sign that warns you to slow down for a winding road.
Back
A diamond-shaped yellow warning sign showing a winding road or a series of curves.
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15
Front
What sign indicates that the road that you are on merges with another?
Back
A diamond-shaped yellow Merge warning sign.
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16
Front
What kind of sign warns you that the highest safe speed for the turn ahead is 25 mph?
Back
An advisory-speed plaque — usually a yellow rectangle under a curve or turn warning — showing 25 mph.
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17
Front
Describe the sign that tells you to watch for cross traffic ahead.
Back
A diamond-shaped yellow warning sign showing a crossroad or intersection ahead.
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18
Front
What type of sign warns you that you should slow down for a sharp rise in the roadway?
Back
A diamond-shaped yellow Bump or Dip warning sign.
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19
Front
Describe the type of sign that would let you know that you were on a short state highway in a city or urban area.
Back
A green guide sign or route marker for a short state highway in a city or urban area.
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20
Front
Under what conditions must you always stop?
Back
At a stop sign, a red light, a flashing red light, when a traffic officer or flagger directs you, when a school bus is loading or unloading with red lights flashing (limited exceptions), and before entering a roadway from an alley, driveway, or building.
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21
Front
What does a posted speed limit of 55 mph mean?
Back
The maximum lawful speed under ideal conditions. You must still drive at a speed that is reasonable and prudent if weather, traffic, or visibility is worse.
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22
Front
When a driver is waiting to make a left turn, what is the procedure he should take when the light turns green?
Back
Enter the intersection on green if it is safe, keep wheels straight until you start the turn, yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, and complete the turn when the way is clear — even if the light changes while you are in the intersection.
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23
Front
What sign warns you that you must slow down?
Back
Many warning signs (curve, hill, school, bump). Reduced-speed-limit and advisory-speed signs specifically require a slower speed.
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