Di's safty Ed vocab.
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- Guide sign
- signs that give directions, distance, services, and other information
- Regulatory sign
- a sign that controls traffic
- Minimum speed limit
- speed limit to keep traffic moving safely by not allowing drivers to drive slower than a certain speed
- Pedestrian signal
- signal used at heavy traffic intersections that tells pedestrians whether they should walk or wait
- Advisory speed limit
- speed limit set for special conditions such as sharp curves
- Right of way
- privilege of having immediate use of certain part of a roadway
- Warning sign
- signs that alerts you to possible hazards and road conditions
- Yield
- to allow another vehicle or roadway to user to proceed first
- Basic speed law
- law stating that you may not drive faster than is safe and prudent for existing conditions, regardless of post speed limits
- Rumble strip
- sections of rough pavement intended to alert drivers of approaching roadway construction, tollbooth plaza, or other traffic conditions
- Right-turn-on red
- turning right when the red signal is on unless specifically prohibited to turn
- Flashing signal
- traffic signal that alerts drivers to dangerous conditions or tells them to stop
- Lane signal
- signal, usually overhead, that tells whether a lane can or cannot be used at a specific time
- Traffic signal
- any signal used to control the movement of traffic
- Shared-left-turn lane
- lane on a busy street that helps drivers makes safer mid-block left turns into business areas from a center lane