Signs, Signals, Markings

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State of New Hampshire Departments of Education
and Safety Division of Program Support
Driver Risk Prevention Curriculum

• Signs, Signals, Markings Speed Limits

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Signs, Signals, and Pavement Markings Inform
Drivers to be ALERT for Actual or Potential
LOS-POT BlockagesLOS-POT Zone Changes
LOS-POT Line-of-Sight or Path-of-Travel Blocked
or Restricted Zone OPEN ZONE CLOSED ZONE CHANGING
ZONE
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LOS-POT ExamplesOpen, Closed or Changing Zones?
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Traffic signs have three purposes
Regulate traffic, movement or parking Warn of
potential dangers or road conditions Guide and
provide information
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Traffic Signs

• Regulatory - Law
• Red, white and black
• Warning
• Yellow, orange
• Guide
• Bluered, blue, brown, whiteblack, green

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Regulatory, Warning or Guide?
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Black
White
Orange
Brown
Fluorescent Optic Yellow
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Railroad Crossing Warnings
RR sign or RR painted on the pavement are
advanced warning signs.
Crossbucks are regulatory signs. Drivers must
yield!
Flashing red lights Bells Gates If you hear
or see a train
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Traffic SignalsHorizontal or Vertical

• Solid Red
• Driver must stop
• Flashing Red
• Stop, proceed when clear
• Steady Yellow
• Warns that a red will follow
• Flashing Yellow
• Caution

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Traffic SignalsHorizontal or Vertical

• Green
• Proceed (look LFR first)
• Green Arrows
• Proceed without yielding (look LFR first)
• Red Arrow
• After stop, proceed when clear

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Activity

• Stare at the next slide for 30 seconds
• Go to next slide and focus on the white screen
  what do you see?

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Common Expressway Signs

• Interstate sign
• Guide signs
• Warning sign
• Construction sign
• Regulatory
• Speed limit

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Expressway Signs Signals

• Lane use signals
• Ramp Metering
• Road Sensors
• Traffic Light
• Stop Here on Red
• Proceed on Green

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Roadway Markings

• Designate lanes
• Warn of hazards
• Signal permission to pass
• Provide other information

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White Lines

• Separates Traffic Going in the Same Direction
• Solid White Fog Line
• Marks right edge of roadway
• Stay to the left of this line
• Broken White
• Separates traffic going in the same direction,
  one way streets you may cross this line.
• Double solid lines
• Both lanes of traffic cannot cross
• White dots Lane markers
• Helps give direction of lane when turning, keep
  to the left of this line
• Barrier line
• Treat this line as if it were a concrete
  barrier, do not cross, this line is twice as wide
  as a normal lane line.

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Yellow Lines

• Separates traffic going in opposite directions
• Solid yellow line
• Keep to the right of this line, do not cross,
  except when turning left
• Broken yellow lines
• Both directions may cross this line, passing is
  permitted.
• Double solid yellow lines
• Keep to the right, both directions of traffic
  may not cross, both directions cannot pass, left
  turns from roadway permitted.
• Solid yellow broken yellowTraffic with the
  solid line cannot pass, traffic with the broken
  line may pass.
• Yellow dots
• Lane guide markers, keep to the right of this
  line.

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Pavement Markings
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Passing or No Passing?

• Passing is allowed in both directions
• No Passing is allowed in either direction
• Passing is allowed when on side with broken
  yellow
• No Passing is allowed in either direction

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Stop Lines Crosswalks

• Stop Lines
• Wide white line
• When present, legal stop is here
• Crosswalks
• When no stop line is present, legal stop is here
• Solid Yellow Lines
• At intersections no passing

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Multiple Lanes - Arterial

• One-way Roadway

Multiple lanes One or two way roadway?
Two-way Turn Lane
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Expressway Lane Markings

• Solid Yellow
• Left edge of roadway
• Solid White
• Right edge of roadway
• Broken White
• Separated traffic lanes
• HOV Lane
• 2 or more persons
• Motorcycle riders
• Transit

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Pavement Markings
Multi-lane
Two lane rural
ONE Way
TWO Way
Stop lines Cross Walks
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Basic Speed Rule

• No person shall drive on a way at a speed
  greater than is reasonable and prudent under
  conditions and having regard to the hazards. (NH
  RSA 26560)
• To obey the basic rule, the following must be
  considered
• Speed in relation to other traffic
• Road conditions
• How much traffic there is
• The condition of your vehicle
• Your physical and mental condition

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Maximum Speed Limits in New Hampshire

• Business Districts and Urban Residence District
  30 mph
• Rural Residential Districts 35 mph
• All other areas including interstate highways not
  otherwise posted 55 mph
• Specific sections of interstate highway system
  where posted 65 mph
• School zone 10 miles below posted speed limit
  from 45 minutes before school opens to school
  opening and 45 minutes after school closes.