Download Missouri Road Signs and Traffic Rules: A Study Guide and more Exams Traffic Control and Regulation in PDF only on Docsity!
ACTUAL 2025 LATEST UPDATE Missouri Permit
Test Study Guide , Exam with verified questions &
answers Rated A+
broken lines ✔✔may be crossed in a passing maneuver solid lines ✔✔NOT cross in passing maneuver yellow ✔✔divides oncoming traffic white ✔✔divides same-direction traffic yellow line is on your left ✔✔the traffic is moving in the opposite direction white line is on your left ✔✔traffic moving same direction solid white line ✔✔marks right edge of many roads two solid yellow lines ✔✔center marking for roads. Tell you traffic on other side of lines is going the opposite way. Dont cross these to pass. no passing zone ✔✔solid yellow line. (can be on hills, curves) Dual use lanes ✔✔have both a turn and straight arrow. flashing yellow arrow ✔✔allowed to drive in that area its pointing to but you have to wait your turn.
green arrow ✔✔you can drive in that area but must wait your turn lane control signs ✔✔red "X" means don't drive in the lane. Green arrow means your good to go! :))) bicycle crossing ✔✔be prepared o yield to bikers signal ahead ✔✔preparing you to be ready to possibly stop pedestrian crossing ✔✔be prepared to slow down and yield to people school crossing ✔✔slow down (note sign color will soon change tp neon green) speed advisory- highway ramp ✔✔the highway entry/exit has speed advisory added lane ✔✔traffic from another road will be entering the road. No merging needed bcuz lane has been added. begin divided roadway ✔✔road will son bcome 2way traffic divided by a barrier. end divide roadway ✔✔traffic wont be divided by a barrier anymore. merge ✔✔cars from another road will be entering the road. curve sign ✔✔warn of a curve where the recommended speed is less than the posted speed limit for highway.
off the pavement. slow moving vehicle ✔✔vehicle means it is traveling less than 25 mph. You may see this sign on construction equipment or farm vehicles. slippery when wet ✔✔The road ahead becomes unusually slippery in wet weather. Drive carefully in these conditions. side rail road crossing ✔✔A warning of a railway crossing very close to the intersection. Use caution when crossing tracks. intersection ✔✔Another road crosses the road. Watch carefully for traffic crossing your path side road ahead ✔✔Side Road Ahead Another road enters the road from the direction shown on the sign. T intersection ahead ✔✔The road you are traveling does not continue. You must turn either right or left.
round about ahead ✔✔A roundabout intersection is ahead. Slow down as required by the speed restriction sign and follow the road rules for roundabouts. regulatory signs ✔✔Many regulatory signs are square or rectangular-shaped and are white, with black or red letters or symbols. They give you information about rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed, parking, and other special situations. Some regulatory signs have a red circle with a red slash over a symbol. These indicate you cannot do something, for example, no left turn or no U-turn. YIELD SIGn ✔✔A yield sign is triangular. It is red and white with red letters. It means you must slow down and yield the right-of-way to traffic in the intersection you are crossing or roadway you are entering. LANE CONTROL SIGNS ✔✔says which direction you can go common speed limits ✔✔Rural interstates and freeways 70 Rural expressways 65 Interstate highways, freeways or expressways within urbanized areas 60 All other roads and highways not located in an urbanized area 60 Lettered roads 55
turn left must yield to upcoming cars 4way stop, driver reaching intersection first may proceed before other drivers no stop sign yield to vehicles roundabout yield to traffic in circle emergency vehicles ✔✔yield the right of way to police firemen ambulance pull over to right of road proceed with caution, reduce speed of ur car school bus stop ✔✔on 2lane road where both vehicles travel in directions 2lane one way street school bus don't stop ✔✔opposite direction of school bus on a highway divided by a median where cars in one direction than cars in opposite direction. traveling the opposite direction of a school bus on a highway containing four or more lanes a school where students are not permitted to cross the roadway. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading school children, watch for school children walking along the side of the road. You must remain stopped until the bus moves or the bus driver signals for you to proceed. Proceed with caution. hand vehicle signals ✔✔signal 100 feet before hand out = left hand out and down= stop
hand out and up= right always use turn signals before turning lanes round about intersections ✔✔drivers who approach make a slight right turn and go counter clockwise around circular center island either exit or continue roundabout onto a diff road way local ordinances ✔✔cities and towns have regulations on: speed limits, one way street, set stop intersections, sound , use turn signals, prohibit commercial vehicles from using certain streets, and control parking. parking do's ✔✔park in a designated area if possible.
- On one-way streets, park on either the right or left side
- Always set your parking brake when you park. Leave the vehicle in gear if it has a manual transmission, or in park if it has an automatic transmission. Check for bicyclists, who often travel on the right-hand side of the travel lanes, near parked cars.
- If you must park on a roadway, park your vehicle as far away from traffic as possible. If there is a curb, park as close to it as you can.
- When you park on a hill, turn your wheels sharply towards the side of the road. NO-PARKING ZONES ✔✔Do not park:
- In an intersection.
- On a crosswalk or sidewalk.
- Across a driveway entrance.
- On the left side of a two-way street.
- Alongside a curb that is painted yellow.
passing slower traffic, letting another driver have room to enter safely, or getting ready to make a legal left turn. PASSING ON HIGHWAYS ✔✔Use the left lane only to pass another vehicle. You can use the right lane when passing a vehicle that is making a left turn. Never use the shoulder or unpaved part of the highway to pass. Before you pass a vehicle in front of you ✔✔make sure you are in a safe passing zone. On four-lane highways, check the left lane for traffic by using your left and inside rearview mirrors and briefly looking over your left shoulder. Looking over your left shoulder is important because it allows you to check for"blind spots." "blind spots." ✔✔the spaces you cannot see with your rearview mirrors. Do not drive in another vehicle's blind spot.
- turn your head to look instead of using ur mirrors truck or bus ✔✔Never stay alongside, or immediately behind, a large vehicle. These vehicles have large blind spots and it is hard for their drivers to see you. If you cannot see the truck driver's face in the truck's side mirror, the truck driver cannot see you. It takes longer to pass a truck. After you pass, make sure you can see the cab of the truck in your rearview mirror before reentering the lane. Maintain your speed. Do not slow down once you are in front of the truck. Give plenty of room to the vehicle you just passed ✔✔Do not turn back into the right lane until you see the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror. Remember to look over your right shoulder to check your blind spot, and be sure to signal. being passed ✔✔If another vehicle begins to pass you, stay in your lane and do not increase your speed. If many vehicles are passing you in the right lane of a multi lane roadway, you are
probably going slower than the rest of the traffic. Unless you will be turning left soon, you should move into the right lane when the way is clear CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAYS ✔✔Many highways have controlled access. This means you can enter or leave the highway only where there are entrance or exit ramps. ENTERING THE HIGHWAY ✔✔Entrance ramps are short, one-way ramps used to get on the highway. At the end of most entrance ramps is an acceleration lane. Use the ramp and acceleration lane to increase your speed to match the speed of the vehicles on the highway. As you are speeding up, watch for an opening in the highway traffic. Switch on your turn signal, and pull smoothly into the traffic. DO NOT stop at the end of an acceleration lane unless traffic is very heavy and you have to stop. Drivers already on the highway should give you room to enter, but if they don't, DO NOT force your way onto the highway. You must yield the rightof-way to them, even if that means stopping at the end of an acceleration lane. LEAVING THE HIGHWAY ✔✔Exit ramps are short, one-way ramps. At the beginning of most exit ramps is a deceleration lane. Make sure you are in the proper lane to leave the highway well in advance of the deceleration lane. Use the deceleration lane and the exit ramp to slow down when leaving the highway. Be sure you obey the speed advisory sign on the exit ramp. Be ready to stop or yield at the end of the ramp. If you miss your exit, DO NOT stop, back up, or try to turn around on the highway. You will have to get off the highway at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed. INTERCHANGES (common:diamond, clover,directional, trumpet) ✔✔Where two busy highways meet, there may be interchanges with entrance and exit ramps. An interchange can be confusing if you have not driven on it before. A Diverging Diamond Interchange while driving through a DDI, you will travel on the left side of the roadway for a short distance. There are directional signs on all interchanges that can help you determine where you need to go.
- Tractor-trailers take longer to stop than cars traveling at the same speed. The average passenger car traveling at 55 mph can stop in about 130 - 140 feet, almost half the length of a football field. A fully loaded tractortrailer may take almost 400 feet to come to a complete stop. trucks part 2 ✔✔When traveling up or down steep grades, large vehicles must drive slowly in the right lane. Avoid driving your car in the right lane going up or down hills on divided or multi- lane roadways when interacting with large trucks. When you are near truck weigh stations, avoid driving in the right lane so slow- moving trucks can easily merge back onto the roadway.
- Vehicles carrying hazardous materials must stop at all railroad crossings. Be prepared.
- Because of their size, large trucks may swing out to the left as the first step in making a right turn. When following a tractor-trailer, observe its turn signals before trying to pass.
- Never underestimate the size and speed of an approaching tractortrailer. Because of its large size, a tractor-trailer often appears to be traveling more slowly than its actual speed. sharing road with people ✔✔pedestrians are required by law to yield to vehicles. In other situations, vehicles are required to yield to pedestrians. Even when you are facing a green light you must yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians in the intersection. Never assume you have the right-ofway. Do not assume pedestrians see you and will stop for you. Do not pass a vehicle that has stopped or slowed down for a pedestrian. You must obey a slower speed limit in a school zone when lights are flashing or children are present. At a school crossing where there is a traffic patrol, stop and yield if a traffic patrol member signals you to do so. The following laws or rules also apply:
- Drivers must always yield the right-of-way to persons who are blind. When a pedestrian is crossing a street or highway guided by a dog or carrying a white cane (or a white cane with a red tip), vehicles must come to a complete stop.
- Drivers must yield when a pedestrian is in a marked or unmarked crosswalk on or approaching their side of the road.
SHARING THE ROAD WITH MOPEDS AND BICYCLES ✔✔• If you are following a bicyclist and you need to make a left turn, yield to oncoming bicyclists unless you are absolutely sure you need to make a right turn, slow down and remain behind the cyclist until you are able to turn. If
- As you prepare for a right turn, especially on a red traffic signal, be cautious of pedestrians (or bicyclists) approaching on your right.
- Drivers should not block the crosswalk when stopped at a red traffic signal. Drivers should not cross a sidewalk or crosswalk without first yielding to pedestrians. bikers ✔✔Scan carefully for bicycles and mopeds before proceeding through a intersection, giving them the same consideration you would any other vehicle.Be sure to look right and check for wrong-way bicyclists on the road or sidewalk before proceeding.
- On residential streets, especially those with parked cars, travel at or below the speed limit. 59 can make the turn before the cyclist reaches the intersection. • Bicyclists change speed and lane position when encountering bad road conditions, such as manhole covers, diagonal railroad tracks, drain grates, road debris, or in strong winds. Be ready to react.
- When you are passing, give bicycles and mopeds a full lane width. Do not squeeze past these road users. wait for a clear stretch of road before passing a cyclist in a lane too narrow to share.
- A bicycle lane is a portion of a roadway designated by striping to be used by bicycles. You may cross a bicycle lane when turning or when entering or leaving the roadway. You must yield to bicyclists in a bicycle lane. road ragers ✔✔Remain calm and do not react with similar behavior.
- Identify the location (for example: intersection, mile marker, direction the vehicle was traveling, etc.).
- Get a physical description of the driver.
- Get a description of the vehicle (approximate year, make, model, color, license plate number, etc.).
- Report the incident to the nearest local authorities as soon as possible.
- If you have a cellular phone, exit the roadway to a safe area and dial *
space to the side ✔✔You need space on both sides of your vehicle to have room to turn or change lanes. 66
- Avoid driving next to other vehicles on multi-lane roads. Someone may crowd your lane or try to change lanes and pull into you. Move ahead or drop behind the other vehicle.
- Keep as much space as you can between yourself and oncoming vehicles. On a two-lane road, this means not crowding the center line. In general, it is safest to drive in the center of your lane.
- Make room for vehicles entering on a multi-lane roadway. If there is not a vehicle in the lane next to you, move over a lane.
- Keep extra space between your vehicle and parked vehicles. Someone could step out from a parked vehicle, from between vehicles, or a parked vehicle could pull out.
- Give extra space to pedestrians or bicyclists, especially children. They may move into your path quickly and without warning. Wait until it is safe to pass.
- When possible, take potential hazards one at a time. For example, if you are overtaking a bicycle and an oncoming vehicle is approaching, slow down and let the vehicle pass first so you can give extra room to the bicycle. STOPPING DISTANCE ✔✔Your stopping distance equals your reaction distance plus your braking distance. If you are driving fast, are very tired, or if your vehicle has bad brakes, you will need more space to stop your vehicle. The following distance equals your reaction distance plus your vehicle's braking distance at different speeds. The reaction distance is the distance
you travel after you see a danger and before you apply your brakes. You have to be alert to react within one and one-half seconds. The braking distance is the distance you travel after you apply your brakes and before your vehicle comes to a stop. In the chart shown below, the braking distance is for a vehicle with good brakes and tires, in good weather and on a good road. using your horn ✔✔only when you have to. horns can distract and cause crashes. horn shouldnt be used out of anger slow poke driving ✔✔against law to drive lower than speed limit unless in rain snow etc. carbon monoxide ✔✔cars give it off. dont leave motor running in garage or with windows closed when u park dont use heater with windows closed in park night driving ✔✔windowa clean, turn head lights on 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 till sunrise. use high beam lights if no upcoming vehicle use edgeline as a guide use low bean lights with vehicles in 300 feet head lights ✔✔when weather conditions require use of windsheild whipers winter driving ✔✔clean snow off car headlights tailights. you should have tires that work well in snow wet pavement ✔✔slow ur speed and leave distance between u and other cars hyrdroplanning ✔✔take foot of accelerator and slow down.
- Apply the brakes when the vehicle is almost stopped.
- Turn on your emergency flashers.
- Change the tire only if you can do so without placing yourself in danger RUNNING OFF THE PAVEMENT: ✔✔If your wheels run off the paved edge of the road, the wheels may pull to the right:
- Hold the steering wheel tightly.
- Take your foot off the accelerator, but do not hit the brakes. Only apply gentle brake pressure if necessary.
- When the vehicle has slowed and you have control of your vehicle, turn back onto the pavement if the lane is free of traffic. STEERING FAILURE: ✔✔If your vehicle does not turn when you turn the wheel:
- Take your foot off the accelerator.
- Let your vehicle slow down by itself. Do not hit the brakes until your vehicle has almost stopped or unless you have to.
- Turn on your emergency flashers. BLOCKED VISION: ✔✔If your hood suddenly flies open, your windshield wipers fail, or something else blocks your vision:
- Roll down the window so you can look around whatever is blocking your view.
- Turn on your emergency flashers.
- Pull your vehicle off the road. HEADLIGHT FAILURE: ✔✔If your vehicle's headlights go out:
- Try the dimmer switch or headlight switch, that might turn them on
again. If that does not work...
- Put on the parking lights, emergency flashers, or turn signals.
- Pull off the road, but leave the emergency flashers on. STUCK ACCELERATOR: ✔✔If your accelerator becomes stuck, you should:
- Shift to neutral.
- Apply the brakes.
- Keep your eyes on the road.
- Look for a way out.
- Warn other drivers by honking and flashing your emergency lights.
- Try to drive the car safely off the road.
- When you no longer need to change direction and have stopped, turn off the ignition VEHICLE APPROACHING HEAD-ON IN YOUR LANE: ✔✔1. Slow down.
- Pull over to the right and sound your horn.
- DO NOT swing over into the left lane. The other driver may pull back over into that lane too. STALLING ON RAILROAD TRACKS: ✔✔If a train is approaching:
- Unfasten your seat belt, get out of your vehicle, and off the tracks.
- Run in the direction the train is coming from. (If you run in the direction the train is heading, you may be hit with debris when the train hits your vehicle.) If there is no train in sight:
- Roll down your windows and listen for the train.
- Try to start the engine. If that fails...
