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SECTION     7  : SIGNS, SIGNALS & MARKINGS

        Warning Signs
                                                            Sharp turn                         Curve to the right.
          Warning signs are usually yellow with black       to the right.
        markings. (Warning signs can also be fluorescent
        green with black markings.) They alert you to
        conditions that are immediately ahead. There
        may be road hazards, changes in traffic direction,
        or some other potentially hazardous situation
        that requires action on your part.




                          Sharp turn to the                 Winding road ahead.                Side road enters
                          right and then sharp                                                 highway ahead.
                          turn to the left.









                          Side road enters                  Another road crosses              The road you are
                          highway ahead at                  the highway ahead.                traveling on ends
                          an angle.                                                           straight ahead. Slow
                                                                                              down and prepare to
                                                                                              yield or stop before
                                                                                              turning right or left.







                          The bridge ahead                  There is a dip in the              There is a bump in
                          allows room for only              road ahead.    Slow                the road ahead. Slow
                          two lanes of traffc.              down!                              down!
                          Approach with cau-
                          tion.








                          Shoulder of the road              Divided highway                    Divided highway
                          is soft. Drive on the             begins. Prepare to                 ends. Prepare to
                          shoulder only    in               change lanes or shift              change lanes or shift
                          emergencies.                      lane position.                     lane position.









                          Warning that you are              Approaching a low                  Steep hill ahead.
                          leaving a separated               underpass. Do not                  Slow down and be
                          one-way highway                   enter if your vehicle              ready to shift to lower
                          and will soon be                  or cargo exceeds the               gear to control speed


                          driving on a two-way              maximum height in-                 and protect brakes
                          highway.                          dicated on the sign.               from damage.






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