USA Road Signs

Warning Signs
Truck Rollover
Background color: yellow
Location: curves or turns
The Truck Rollover sign warns drivers of vehicles with a high center of gravity, such as trucks, tankers, or RVs, about the risk of rollovers on a curve or turn. It is placed in areas with past rollover incidents, high truck volumes, or a dangerous speed differential for such vehicles.
Tips to remember:
The curved arrow shows the direction of the road, while the truck tilts in the opposite direction. If you drive a vehicle with a high center of gravity, slow down and follow the advisory speed.
Warning Signs
Turn with Advisory Speed
Background color: yellow
Location: at the beginning of sharp turns or curves
The Turn/Advisory Speed sign warns drivers of an upcoming turn and provides a recommended speed for safely navigating it.
Tips to remember:
When you see this sign, slow down to the advised speed to safely complete the turn. The sign usually marks the beginning of the turn and ensures safe driving behavior in sharp curves.
Regulatory Signs
Turning Traffic Must Yield to Pedestrians
Background color: white
Location: signalized intersections
The Turning Traffic Must Yield to Pedestrians sign reminds drivers making turns that they must yield to pedestrians crossing the intersection. This sign helps improve pedestrian safety by ensuring that drivers allow pedestrians to pass before completing their turn.
Tips to remember:
When making a turn, always check for pedestrians in the crosswalk and yield to them. Your turn can wait, pedestrian safety comes first.
Regulatory Signs
Two Way Traffic Ahead
Background color: white
Location: transition from one-way to two-way streets
The Two Way Traffic Ahead sign informs motorists that they are exiting a one-way street and entering a two-way street. It is typically placed 200 feet before the intersection where the transition occurs to alert drivers to prepare for oncoming traffic.
Tips to remember:
When you see this sign, be ready for oncoming vehicles as you leave the one-way street. Keep right to avoid conflicts with approaching traffic.
Regulatory Signs
Two-Way Left Turn Only
Background color: white
Location: center lanes of highways or streets
The Two-Way Left Turn Only sign indicates that the center lane is reserved exclusively for left turns from both directions. The lane is not intended for through travel or passing. This sign is often used in combination with pavement markings, particularly in areas where this lane usage is new to drivers or where visibility of markings is limited by environmental conditions.
Tips to remember:
Notice the two arrows pointing in opposite directions? This means the lane is only for making left turns from both directions. Don’t use this lane for driving straight or passing other vehicles.
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Warning Signs
Two-Way Traffic
Background color: yellow
Location: transition sections between multi-lane and two-way roads, or construction zones
The Two-Way Traffic sign warns drivers of a transition from a divided or one-way section to a two-lane, two-way section of roadway. It reminds road users to expect oncoming traffic and is placed at critical points such as construction zones, lane merges, or changes from multi-lane freeways to two-lane highways.
Tips to remember:
This sign means traffic flows in both directions. If you were driving on a divided highway and see this sign, it signals that you are entering a two-lane, two-way section. Always stay in your lane and be prepared for oncoming traffic.
Temporary Traffic Control Signs
Use Next Exit
Background color: orange
Location: on freeways near closed ramps or exits
The 'Use Next Exit' sign advises drivers to take the next available exit when a ramp or current exit is closed. It helps guide motorists towards alternate routes, reducing confusion and ensuring smooth traffic flow.
Tips to remember:
Stay alert and look for this sign if your intended exit is closed. Use the next available exit and follow any additional signs to reach your destination safely.
Regulatory Signs
WRONG WAY
Background color: red
Location: entrance or exit ramps
The WRONG WAY sign is placed on ramps or roads to warn drivers that they are going in the wrong direction and need to turn around immediately. If there is nothing physically preventing a driver from entering the wrong direction (for example, onto a one-way road), the WRONG WAY sign can be placed along with the DO NOT ENTER sign for additional warning.
Tips to remember:
WRONG WAY means you're heading in the wrong direction, so you need to turn around or change direction before passing the sign to go the right way.
Warning Signs
Winding Road
Background color: yellow
Location: in advance of winding road sections with multiple curves
The Winding Road sign warns drivers of a section of road with three or more consecutive curves. It is used when multiple curve signs would be ineffective. This sign alerts motorists to reduce speed and drive carefully through the winding section. If the winding section exceeds one mile in length, an additional NEXT MILES plaque may be used.
Tips to remember:
This sign suggests multiple curves ahead. Slow down and stay alert for turns to avoid sudden maneuvers.
Temporary Traffic Control Signs
Workers
Background color: orange
Location: areas with workers on or near the roadway
The 'Workers' sign alerts drivers to the presence of workers in or near the roadway. It is used to notify motorists to slow down and be cautious to protect both workers and road users. In the absence of other warning signs, this sign ensures safety by signaling that maintenance or other tasks are in progress on the road.
Tips to remember:
Always reduce speed when you see this sign and remain attentive. Be prepared for sudden stops or changes in traffic patterns near work zones.
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Regulatory Signs
YIELD
Background color: red
Location: intersections
The sign means to slow down and be ready to stop if necessary, allowing any vehicles, bicyclists, or pedestrians to pass before you proceed.
Tips to remember:
"Yield" means to "give way," letting others proceed before you.
Warning Signs
Yield Ahead
Background color: yellow
Location: before yield-controlled intersections and crossings
The Yield Ahead sign warns road users of an upcoming YIELD sign. It is used where the YIELD sign might not be visible from a sufficient distance, ensuring drivers can react appropriately. It is also placed before intersections, entrances to expressways, and at crossings where drivers expect an acceleration lane but none exists.
Tips to remember:
The red inverted triangle on the sign reminds drivers to slow down and be prepared to yield the right-of-way. Always check for cross traffic and proceed only when it's safe.
Regulatory Signs
Yield Here To Pedestrians
Background color: white
Location: in advance of marked crosswalks on multi-lane roads
This sign indicates to drivers that they must yield to pedestrians at the marked crosswalk ahead. It is typically used on multi-lane roadways without traffic signals where pedestrian crossing needs special attention.
Tips to remember:
Look out for this sign before crosswalks on multi-lane roads. It is placed in advance to give drivers time to yield to pedestrians safely.
Regulatory Signs
Yield to Uphill Traffic
Background color: white
Location: hills and climbing lanes
The 'Yield to Uphill Traffic' sign instructs drivers traveling downhill to yield to vehicles coming uphill. It is commonly placed where a climbing lane has been provided and where one-direction no-passing markings are present, allowing downhill traffic to pass only when it is safe. This sign ensures that uphill vehicles, which may struggle to maintain speed, have the right of way.
Tips to remember:
When you are driving downhill and see this sign, slow down and yield to vehicles coming uphill. Uphill vehicles may have difficulty stopping or regaining speed if they are forced to stop, so it is essential to give them the right of way.