safty ed
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- Yield
- to allow another vehicle or roadway user to proceed first
- traffic signal
- Any signal used to control the movement of traffic
- Lane signal
- signal, usually overhead, that tells whether a lane can or cannot be used at a specific time
- Guide sign
- a sign that gives you directions
- Advisory speed limit
- Speed limit set for special conditions such as sharp curves
- Rumble stripes
- sections of rough pavement intended to alert drivers of approaching roadway consruction, tollboth plaza, or other traffic conditions
- Pedestrian signal
- Signal used at heavy traffic intersections that tells pedestrians whether they should walk or wait
- Right-turn-on-red
- Turning right when the red signal is on unlessspecifically prohibited to turn
- Flashing signal
- Traffic signal that alerts drivers to dangerous conditions or tells then to stop
- Regulatory sign
- a sign that controls traffic
- Shared-left-turn-lane
- lane on a busy street that helps drivers make safer mid-block left turns into business areas from a centerlane
- Right of way
- priviledge of having immediate use of a certain part of a roadway
- Minimum speed limit
- Speed limit to keep traffic moving safely by not allowing drivers to drive slower than a certain speed
- Basic speed law
- A law starting that you may not drive faster than is safe and prudent for existing conditions, posted speed limit signs
- Warning sign
- a sign that alerts you to possible hazards and road conditions
- School zone
- Portion of a street or highway near a school that is subject to special speed limits