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South Carolina Road Signs and Signals Practice Questions

30 South Carolina regular car questions on road signs and signals, each with the correct answer and an explanation from the DMV handbook.

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Road Signs and Signals questions

1. What does this sign require you to do?
1. A. Come to a complete stop and proceed only when it is safe
2. B. Slow down and continue through if no other vehicle is approaching
3. C. Stop only when another vehicle is already at the intersection
Answer: A — Come to a complete stop and proceed only when it is safe

A STOP sign requires a complete stop before the stop line, crosswalk, or intersection, every time.
2. What must you do before entering the intersection at this sign?
1. A. Come to a complete stop behind the line before proceeding
2. B. Proceed first, because cross traffic must give way to you
3. C. Slow down and give the right of way to traffic and pedestrians
Answer: C — Slow down and give the right of way to traffic and pedestrians

A YIELD sign means slow down, be ready to stop, and let other traffic or pedestrians go first.
3. You see this sign facing you as you approach a roadway. What does it mean?
1. A. Enter only when traffic clears
2. B. Do not enter this roadway
3. C. The road ahead is closed for repairs
Answer: B — Do not enter this roadway

A DO NOT ENTER sign marks a roadway you must not drive into, such as an exit ramp or a one-way street from the wrong end.
4. What should you do if you see this sign while driving?
1. A. Stop and turn around because you are travelling against traffic
2. B. Continue on, but move across to the far right-hand lane
3. C. Reduce speed and hold your lane until the road widens
Answer: A — Stop and turn around because you are travelling against traffic

A WRONG WAY sign means you are heading against oncoming traffic and must stop and turn around immediately.
5. Which manoeuvre is not allowed where this sign is posted?
1. A. Making a left turn at this location
2. B. Turning in any direction
3. C. Making a U-turn at this location
Answer: C — Making a U-turn at this location

This regulatory sign forbids U-turns where it is posted.
6. Which turn does this sign prohibit?
1. A. Only left turns are permitted here
2. B. Left turns are not permitted here
3. C. U-turns are not permitted here
Answer: B — Left turns are not permitted here

A red circle and slash over a left-turn arrow prohibits left turns at that location.
7. Which movements does this sign prohibit?
1. A. No turns of any kind are allowed here
2. B. Only right turns are allowed here
3. C. Turns are allowed after stopping
Answer: A — No turns of any kind are allowed here

This sign prohibits turning in any direction at the location where it is posted.
8. What manoeuvre does this sign forbid?
1. A. Passing is permitted, but only on the right side
2. B. Slower vehicles must pull over and let traffic by
3. C. Passing other vehicles is prohibited in this zone
Answer: C — Passing other vehicles is prohibited in this zone

A DO NOT PASS sign marks a stretch of road where passing is prohibited.
9. What does this pennant-shaped yellow sign on the left side of the road mark?
1. A. A passing lane ahead
2. B. The beginning of a no-passing zone
3. C. The end of a no-passing zone
Answer: B — The beginning of a no-passing zone

The pennant-shaped no-passing sign is posted on the left side of the road to mark the start of a no-passing zone.
10. What does this sign establish?
1. A. The maximum lawful speed under ideal conditions
2. B. The recommended speed for curves ahead
3. C. The minimum speed you must maintain
Answer: A — The maximum lawful speed under ideal conditions

A posted speed limit is the maximum lawful speed in good conditions; you must drive slower when conditions require it.
11. Which side of the obstruction ahead must you pass?
1. A. Merge into the left lane before the obstruction
2. B. Turn right at the intersection immediately ahead
3. C. Keep to the right of the divider or obstruction ahead
Answer: C — Keep to the right of the divider or obstruction ahead

A KEEP RIGHT sign directs traffic to pass to the right of an island, median, or obstruction.
12. Which way must you pass the divider ahead?
1. A. Make a left turn at the junction ahead
2. B. Pass to the left of the obstruction ahead
3. C. Move across into the right-hand lane now
Answer: B — Pass to the left of the obstruction ahead

A KEEP LEFT sign directs traffic to pass on the left side of a divider or obstruction.
13. What does this sign tell you about the roadway?
1. A. Traffic flows in one direction only, to the right
2. B. Traffic may flow in either direction on this road
3. C. Only right-hand turns are permitted at this point
Answer: A — Traffic flows in one direction only, to the right

A ONE WAY sign shows the single permitted direction of travel on that roadway.
14. What must drivers in this lane do?
1. A. Continue straight ahead
2. B. Choose either straight or right
3. C. Turn right
Answer: C — Turn right

A right-turn-only sign restricts the lane to right turns; you must select a different lane to go straight.
15. What does this lane-use sign require?
1. A. Left turns are prohibited from this lane
2. B. Vehicles in this lane must turn left
3. C. Vehicles in this lane may turn left or go straight
Answer: B — Vehicles in this lane must turn left

A left-turn-only lane sign means every vehicle in that lane must turn left.
16. What does this overhead sign show?
1. A. Which movements are allowed from each lane
2. B. The speed limit that applies to each lane
3. C. Which lanes will be closed further ahead
Answer: A — Which movements are allowed from each lane

Lane-use control signs show the turns or through movements permitted from each individual lane.
17. What may you not do at this location?
1. A. Stopping to drop off a passenger only
2. B. Standing for more than five minutes
3. C. Parking at this location
Answer: C — Parking at this location

A NO PARKING sign prohibits leaving a vehicle parked at that location.
18. What does this sign mean for the roadway to its left?
1. A. Parking is limited to one hour
2. B. Parking is prohibited there at all times
3. C. Parking is prohibited only during business hours
Answer: B — Parking is prohibited there at all times

A no-parking-any-time sign with an arrow bans parking at all hours along the direction the arrow indicates.
19. What does the arrow-marked lane control sign with a U-turn symbol crossed out indicate?
1. A. The lane is for turning only and U-turns are not permitted
2. B. U-turns may be made here, but only from this one lane
3. C. The lane is closed to turning movements of any kind
Answer: A — The lane is for turning only and U-turns are not permitted

This combination tells drivers the lane is a turn lane but that U-turns from it are prohibited.
20. What shape and colour identifies most warning signs?
1. A. A red octagon
2. B. A green rectangle
3. C. A yellow diamond
Answer: C — A yellow diamond

Warning signs are usually diamond-shaped with a yellow background and black lettering or symbols.
21. What is ahead when you see this sign?
1. A. A pedestrian crossing is ahead
2. B. A stop sign is ahead
3. C. A stop light is ahead
Answer: B — A stop sign is ahead

A STOP AHEAD warning sign gives advance notice of a stop sign that may be hard to see.
22. What will you have to do shortly after this sign?
1. A. A yield sign is ahead
2. B. A merge point is ahead
3. C. A traffic signal is ahead
Answer: A — A yield sign is ahead

A YIELD AHEAD sign gives advance warning that you will have to yield shortly.
23. What traffic control is ahead when you see this sign?
1. A. A railroad crossing is ahead
2. B. A four-way stop is ahead
3. C. A traffic signal is ahead
Answer: C — A traffic signal is ahead

A SIGNAL AHEAD sign warns of a traffic light that may be obscured by a curve or hill.
24. What will happen to the lanes ahead?
1. A. The road divides ahead
2. B. Two lanes will merge into one
3. C. A lane is being added ahead
Answer: B — Two lanes will merge into one

A merge sign warns that traffic from another lane or roadway will join yours, requiring you to adjust speed and space.
25. Why does this sign mean you need not merge?
1. A. A lane is being added, so merging is not required
2. B. You must merge into the left lane without delay
3. C. The right-hand lane ends a short way ahead
Answer: A — A lane is being added, so merging is not required

An ADDED LANE sign means entering traffic gets its own lane, so drivers already on the road need not merge.
26. What is about to happen to your lane?
1. A. A passing lane begins ahead
2. B. The shoulder is closed ahead
3. C. The lane you are in ends ahead
Answer: C — The lane you are in ends ahead

A LANE ENDS sign warns that your lane will end and you must merge with adjacent traffic.
27. What action does this sign call for?
1. A. Stay in your lane through the work zone
2. B. Merge to the left because the right lane is ending
3. C. Merge to the right because the left lane is ending
Answer: B — Merge to the left because the right lane is ending

This sign warns that the right lane ends and traffic must merge left.
28. What separates opposing traffic after this sign?
1. A. A divided highway begins, with a median separating opposing traffic
2. B. Two-way traffic begins ahead, with no median between the directions
3. C. A one-way street begins ahead, carrying all traffic one way
Answer: A — A divided highway begins, with a median separating opposing traffic

A divided-highway sign warns that the roadway splits into separate directions with a median between them.
29. What change in traffic flow does this sign warn of?
1. A. The road ahead narrows and becomes a one-way street
2. B. A zone where passing is permitted begins ahead
3. C. The divided road ends and you will meet oncoming traffic
Answer: C — The divided road ends and you will meet oncoming traffic

This sign warns that the median ends and traffic will begin travelling in both directions on the same roadway.
30. What does this sign tell you about the traffic on this road?
1. A. Passing is permitted along the road ahead of you
2. B. You are on a road carrying traffic in both directions
3. C. You are on a one-way road carrying through traffic
Answer: B — You are on a road carrying traffic in both directions

A two-way traffic sign reminds drivers that opposing traffic shares the roadway.