New York DMV Permit Written Test flashcards

A regulatory sign that combines text 'NO PARKING ANY TIME' with a red circle/slash over a 'P' symbol, indicating that parking is forbidden at any time in the designated area.

• Regulatory sign.
• Prohibits parking constantly.
• The 'No P' symbol reinforces the text.

Memory trick: Red slash means no, white text tells you when.

A diamond-shaped yellow warning sign with a black symbol indicating that the divided highway is ending, and two-way traffic will now share a single roadway without a median.

• Shape: Diamond
• Color: Yellow with black symbol
• Meaning: Divided highway ends, two-way traffic ahead
• Action: Be aware of oncoming traffic

Memory trick: Yellow diamond warns of what's ahead, so prepare your speed and your head.

A regulatory or warning sign that informs drivers that their current lane is ending and they must merge into an adjacent lane in the indicated direction.

• Indicates an upcoming lane closure.
• Requires drivers to prepare to merge safely.
• Often accompanied by pavement markings or other warning signs.

Memory trick: Lane ends, don't delay, signal, check, and merge away.

A large white diamond symbol painted on a lane indicates that the lane is reserved for specific vehicle types, such as High-Occupancy Vehicles (HOV), buses, or bicycles.

• Indicates a reserved or special-use lane.
• Commonly used for HOV lanes.
• Drivers must meet specific criteria to use the lane.

Memory trick: Diamond on the road, a special lane's code, for HOVs or buses, it's a special load.

Yellow lines separating traffic moving in opposite directions do not prohibit legal left turns across them, provided it is safe and you yield to oncoming traffic.

• Solid yellow lines prohibit passing, not turns.
• Left turns across yellow lines are generally allowed.
• Always yield to oncoming traffic before turning left.

Memory trick: Turn Left: Yield Right, Clear Sight!

A traffic signal that is not lit and not flashing, indicating a malfunction. Drivers must treat the intersection as a four-way stop.

• Signal is completely off.
• Treat as an intersection with STOP signs in all directions.
• All drivers must stop, then proceed when safe.
• Yield to vehicles that arrived first or to the right.

Memory trick: Dark signal, stop and think, treat it like a four-way link.

A square, yellow-green warning sign with a black symbol of children walking, indicating the presence of a school zone or school crossing ahead.

• Fluorescent yellow-green background, black symbol.
• Alerts drivers to potential presence of children.
• Requires reduced speed and increased vigilance.

Memory trick: Yellow-green and kids you see, slow down for school's activity.

A rectangular white regulatory sign with black text indicating that parking is prohibited on that side of the street from the sign's location to the next similar sign or the end of the block.

• Strictly prohibits parking.
• The restriction is directional and continuous.
• Applies unless another sign modifies or ends the restriction.

Memory trick: Parking signs: Read the rules, know your bounds.

A traffic signal indication where a steady red light is accompanied by a green arrow pointing in a specific direction, allowing movement in that direction after yielding.

• Allows movement only in the direction of the arrow.
• Requires yielding to pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection.
• The red light applies to all other movements.

Memory trick: Green arrows grant progress, but always yield to those already in the flow.

A regulatory sign indicating that a driver may not park a vehicle, but may stop temporarily to pick up or drop off passengers or merchandise, as long as the driver remains with the vehicle.

• More restrictive than 'No Parking', less restrictive than 'No Stopping'.
• Allows temporary stops for active loading/unloading.
• Driver must typically remain with the vehicle.

Memory trick: Parking signs are a legal bind, know your limits, leave none behind.

A traffic signal indicating that while general traffic must stop (red light), movement in the direction of the green arrow is permitted after yielding.

• Red light takes precedence for straight/left if no arrow.
• Green arrow overrides red light for its specific direction.
• Yield to pedestrians and other traffic before proceeding on green arrow.

Memory trick: Red means stop, but a green arrow's gleam, points to a path, a permitted dream.

A regulatory sign indicating that the current lane is terminating and drivers must safely merge into the adjacent left lane.

• Requires drivers to be prepared for a lane reduction.
• Emphasizes safe and courteous merging practices.
• Is a type of regulatory sign.

Memory trick: Lane ends, merge with grace and space.

A pavement marking where a solid yellow line is paired with a broken yellow line, with the broken line closer to your lane, indicating that passing is permitted for traffic in your direction when safe, but prohibited for oncoming traffic.

• Yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposite directions.
• Broken line on your side means you can pass.
• Solid line on the other side means oncoming traffic cannot pass.
• Passing is only allowed when safe and clear.

Memory trick: Broken on your side, you can glide (pass). Solid on your side, you must abide (not pass).

A diamond-shaped yellow warning sign with a black symbol indicating that traffic from another roadway or lane will be merging into the main traffic flow ahead.

• Shape: Diamond
• Color: Yellow with black symbol
• Meaning: Traffic merging from the indicated direction
• Action: Be prepared to yield or adjust speed for merging vehicles

Memory trick: Yellow diamonds warn of changes in flow, so look around and go slow.

A red and white inverted triangle sign that indicates you must slow down and be prepared to stop to give the right-of-way to other traffic.

• Always yield to traffic on the intersecting road.
• Only stop if necessary to avoid a collision or yield.
• Part of regulatory signs, meaning it must be obeyed.

Memory trick: Yield means 'Give Way, Don't Delay' (but slow and check!).

A yellow, diamond-shaped warning sign with a black symbol of a skidding car, indicating that the road surface may be slippery, especially when wet, and drivers should reduce speed.

• Diamond shape indicates warning.
• Yellow color indicates general warning.
• Black skidding car symbol means slippery conditions.
• Requires driver to reduce speed and use caution.

Memory trick: Skid marks on a yellow diamond warn of wet roads.

A yellow, diamond-shaped warning sign with a black symbol of a truck on a steep slope and a percentage, indicating a significant downgrade or incline that requires drivers to use caution and potentially a lower gear.

• Diamond shape indicates warning.
• Yellow color indicates general warning.
• Truck on slope symbol means steep grade.
• Percentage indicates the steepness of the grade (feet of rise/fall per 100 feet horizontal).

Memory trick: Truck on a slope, percentage tells you how much to cope.

A circular yellow sign with a black 'X' and 'RR' indicates a railroad crossing ahead, requiring drivers to slow down, look, and listen for trains, especially at passive crossings.

• Circular, yellow with black 'RR' and 'X'.
• Advance warning for railroad crossing.
• Requires slowing, looking, and listening, particularly at passive crossings.

Memory trick: Railroad signs are round or crossbucks, always 'look, listen, and slow down' before you pass.

A green arrow illuminated simultaneously with a solid red light indicates that only the specific movement shown by the arrow is permitted, while all other movements must stop.

• Permits only the indicated turn.
• Red light still applies to all other directions.
• Often used at complex intersections.

Memory trick: Arrow and a solid light, only the arrow's way is right!

Green guide signs provide directional information, indicating destinations, distances, and services, essential for navigation on highways and major roads.

• Color: Green with white lettering
• Purpose: Directional guidance, distances, exits
• Location: Often overhead on highways

Memory trick: Green for directions, Blue for services, Brown for fun, Orange for work.

When making a left turn on a solid green light without a green arrow, drivers must yield the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic and pedestrians before proceeding.

• Solid green light, no arrow
• Left turn permitted, but unprotected
• Must yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians

Memory trick: Green arrow means go; solid green means yield and slow.

A white diamond symbol painted on the pavement indicates a preferential lane, reserved for specific vehicle types or uses, such as High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV) or buses.

• White diamond symbol.
• Indicates a reserved or preferential lane.
• Commonly for HOV, buses, or bicycles.

Memory trick: Diamonds are special, for special lane travel.

Parallel solid and broken white lines indicate that lane changes are permitted from the side of the broken line but prohibited from the side of the solid line.

• White lines separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction.
• Broken line: lane change permitted if safe.
• Solid line: lane change discouraged or prohibited.

Memory trick: White lines keep you right, broken lets you switch, solid keeps you tight.

A pavement marking with a solid yellow line and a broken yellow line parallel to it, where the broken line is on your side of the road, meaning you may pass if safe.

• Governs passing rules on two-way roads.
• Broken line on your side: passing allowed for you.
• Solid line on their side: passing prohibited for oncoming traffic.

Memory trick: Yellow lines: Broken is 'go', Solid is 'no'.

Rectangular blue guide signs with white lettering or symbols, indicating the availability of motorist services such as gas, food, lodging, and hospitals.

• Part of the guide sign category.
• Help drivers locate essential services.
• Often found on highways and freeways.

Memory trick: Colors tell the tale, from rules to trails.

A regulatory sign indicating that the use of engine-retarding devices (which create loud noise) is prohibited, typically in residential or noise-sensitive zones.

• Primarily applies to large trucks.
• Aims to reduce noise pollution.
• Is a legally enforceable regulatory sign.

Memory trick: Regulatory Signs: 'R'ules 'R'eally 'R'estrict 'R'oaming.

Green guide signs with white lettering provide directional information, indicating destinations, distances, and upcoming exits on highways and freeways.

• Rectangular or square shape.
• Green background with white text.
• Provides navigational information (e.g., exits, destinations).

Memory trick: Guide signs are green, showing where you've been, or where you're keen.

A regulatory sign prohibiting stopping a vehicle for any reason other than to avoid traffic conflict or obey a traffic control device, including loading/unloading passengers or merchandise.

• Shape: Rectangular
• Color: White with black text
• Meaning: No stopping, standing, or parking
• Exception: Traffic flow or traffic control device

Memory trick: No Parking, No Standing, No Stopping – each one gets stricter, so keep on hopping!

A solid white line, or a series of solid white lines forming a wide band, painted across a lane at an intersection or before a stop sign/signal, indicating where vehicles must stop.

• Requires a complete stop before crossing the line.
• Ensures vehicles do not enter the intersection prematurely.
• Often found with STOP signs or traffic signals.

Memory trick: Pavement control: Lines tell you to stop, yield, or cross.

A green rectangular guide sign with white lettering, positioned overhead or at the side of a highway, providing advance notice or confirmation of an upcoming exit, including its number, destination, and distance.

• Green background with white text.
• Rectangular shape.
• Provides directional information for highway exits.
• Can include exit number, destination, and distance.

Memory trick: Green for go, where to go, and how far to go.

White arrows painted on the road surface indicating the only movements permitted from that specific lane, such as 'straight or right turn' or 'left turn only'.

• White markings.
• Indicate mandatory lane movements.
• Must follow the direction(s) shown.
• Common at intersections or lane splits.

Memory trick: Arrows on the ground tell you where you're bound.

A white pavement marking consisting of a solid line to your left and a broken line to your right, indicating you cannot change lanes to the left but may change lanes to the right when safe.

• Solid line: Do not cross
• Broken line: May cross if safe
• Applies to traffic moving in the same direction

Memory trick: Solid is a wall, broken is a door; white lines same way, yellow is for more.

A continuous white line marking the outer edge of the traveled roadway, separating it from the shoulder or curb.

• Indicates the right boundary of the lane.
• Should not be crossed unless necessary (e.g., to avoid an obstacle).
• Differs from broken lines which permit crossing.

Memory trick: Edge lines define the road's true boundary, keep within the lines.

Brown guide signs provide information about public recreation areas, scenic attractions, and cultural points of interest, helping drivers locate leisure destinations.

• Color: Brown with white lettering
• Purpose: Recreational and cultural guidance
• Examples: State parks, historical sites, scenic routes

Memory trick: Green for directions, Blue for services, Brown for fun, Orange for work.

Pavement marking where a solid white line runs parallel to a broken white line, indicating that crossing is permitted only from the side of the broken line.

• Often used for HOV or special-use lanes.
• Allows entry/exit from one direction only.
• Enhances safety by controlling lane changes.

Memory trick: Broken line is permission, solid line is a wall.

A flashing red traffic signal means you must stop completely before the intersection, crosswalk, or stop line, and then proceed only when it is safe, yielding to all other traffic and pedestrians.

• Treat it as a STOP sign.
• Requires a full stop.
• Yield right-of-way before proceeding.

Memory trick: Flashing lights: Red means stop, Yellow means yield.

A regulatory sign that indicates the maximum safe height for vehicles to pass under an overhead structure, such as a bridge or underpass.

• Rectangular white sign with black text.
• States the maximum allowable vertical height.
• Vehicles exceeding this height must use an alternative route.

Memory trick: Measure your height, avoid the fright, if the sign says low, find another way to go.

A pavement marking where a solid white line runs parallel to a broken white line. If the broken line is closer to your lane, you are permitted to change lanes when safe.

• Broken line on your side: Lane change permitted
• Solid line on your side: Lane change prohibited
• Separates lanes of traffic moving in the same direction

Memory trick: Broken is free, solid is stuck, white lines same way, yellow is luck.

A diamond-shaped yellow warning sign with a black symbol of a truck on a downward slope and a percentage, indicating a steep downgrade for heavy vehicles.

• Warns of a significant downhill slope.
• The percentage indicates the steepness of the grade.
• Primarily for truck drivers to use lower gears and control speed.

Memory trick: Downhill truck, downshift quick!

A regulatory sign indicating that making a left turn is not allowed at the location where the sign is posted.

• Regulatory sign (white rectangle, black letters).
• Prohibits left turns.
• Must find an alternative route if a left turn is desired.

Memory trick: Rules are white and tell you what's right.

A diamond-shaped yellow sign with a black arrow indicating a significant change in road direction ahead, requiring reduced speed.

• Always yellow and diamond-shaped.
• Warns drivers of upcoming road conditions.
• Requires drivers to slow down and prepare.

Memory trick: Yellow diamonds warn of dangers ahead, like a sharp turn where you could shed.

A regulatory sign that prohibits drivers from overtaking and passing other vehicles in the designated area.

• Rectangular white sign with black text.
• Often includes a red circle with a diagonal line over two cars.
• Indicates a passing restriction, often due to safety concerns.

Memory trick: White and black, with a red slash, tells you what you can't bypass.

A red circle with a diagonal line through it on a white regulatory sign indicates a prohibition or something that is not allowed.

• Always means 'NO' or 'NOT ALLOWED'.
• The symbol inside the circle indicates what is prohibited.
• These are regulatory signs, meaning you must obey them.

Memory trick: Red Slash Says 'STOP THAT!'

A fluorescent yellow-green, square sign with a black symbol of children, often supplemented with an 'AHEAD' plaque, warning drivers of an upcoming school zone or school crossing.

• Fluorescent yellow-green color.
• Square shape, black symbol of children.
• Indicates school zone or crossing.
• 'AHEAD' plaque means it's approaching, not immediate.

Memory trick: Yellow-green squares mean kids are there, so drive with care.

A traffic signal indication that allows drivers to turn in the direction of the arrow after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

• Permits the turn.
• Requires yielding to opposing traffic and pedestrians.
• Not a protected turn.

Memory trick: Arrows guide your turn, colors tell you when.

A square, yellow-green warning sign with a symbol of children, often accompanied by an 'AHEAD' plaque, indicating an upcoming school zone or area where children may be present.

• Warns drivers of areas with increased child activity.
• The 'AHEAD' plaque means the zone is approaching, not immediate.
• Requires reduced speed and increased vigilance.

Memory trick: Children ahead, head up, slow down, look all around.

A traffic signal indicating that drivers should slow down, proceed with caution, and be prepared to stop.

• Requires slowing down and caution.
• Does not require a full stop unless other conditions demand it.
• Often used in areas requiring increased awareness.

Memory trick: Red means stop, yellow means slow, green means go, flashing yellow is 'slow and show'.

A regulatory sign that prohibits drivers from making a U-turn (turning around to go in the opposite direction) at that location.

• Is a regulatory sign.
• Prohibits 180-degree turns.
• Often found where U-turns would be unsafe or impede traffic.

Memory trick: Turn restrictions are crystal clear, read the sign and obey, dear.

A yellow, diamond-shaped warning sign featuring a truck symbol on a downward slope, indicating a steep hill descent.

• Warns of a significant downgrade.
• Often accompanied by advisory speed limits for trucks.
• Requires drivers to use lower gears to prevent brake fade.

Memory trick: Yellow Diamond: Danger's Found!

A pavement marking where a solid white line is closer to your lane and a broken white line is parallel, indicating you cannot change lanes, but traffic in the other lane can.

• Solid line on your side = no lane change for you.
• Broken line on their side = lane change permitted for them.
• Used to control lane changes in specific situations, like near exits.

Memory trick: White lines: Your side solid, you're stuck; their side solid, they're stuck.

A solid yellow line on your side of the center indicates no passing for your lane; a broken yellow line on the other side indicates that oncoming traffic may pass.

• Solid line: no passing.
• Broken line: passing permitted if safe.
• Lines regulate passing based on direction of travel.

Memory trick: Yellow lines divide traffic, solid means 'stay put,' broken means 'pass if you can.'

A diamond-shaped yellow warning sign with a black symbol of a truck going downhill, indicating a steep downgrade ahead.

• Warns of a significant downhill grade.
• Important for heavy vehicles to use lower gears.
• Prevents brake overheating and runaway vehicles.

Memory trick: Hills can be tricky, watch for the down-truck warning.

White arrows painted on the pavement that indicate the only direction(s) of travel permitted from that specific lane.

• Must follow the direction(s) indicated.
• Can indicate straight, turn only, or straight and turn.
• Are legally binding regulatory markings.

Memory trick: Pavement Arrows: Your Path's Only Choices!

Pavement markings consisting of two solid yellow lines in the center of the road, indicating that passing is prohibited for all traffic.

• Separates traffic moving in opposite directions.
• Neither side can cross to pass.
• May be crossed only to make a left turn when safe.

Memory trick: Yellow Lines: Opposite Flow, Passing No Go!

A diamond-shaped yellow warning sign with a black symbol showing an arrow curving in one direction, then immediately in the opposite direction.

• Indicates a series of two curves in opposite directions (an S-curve).
• The symbol shows the direction of the first curve.
• Requires drivers to reduce speed and be prepared for changes in road direction.

Memory trick: S-curve: Slow down, See the turns, Stay safe.

A type of guide sign, usually green with white text, that indicates the distance to an upcoming exit, destination, or feature.

• Provides advance notice for navigation.
• Helps drivers prepare for upcoming maneuvers.
• Is a subset of guide signs.

Memory trick: Green signs guide the way, telling you distance, direction, and destination.

A traffic signal displaying a steady red arrow indicates that turns in the direction of the arrow are prohibited.

• Must stop completely.
• Cannot proceed until a green arrow or steady green light appears.
• Applies to the specific turn direction indicated.

Memory trick: Red means stop, Green means go, Yellow prepare to slow.

A white pavement arrow that indicates a lane from which drivers may either proceed straight through an intersection or make a turn in the direction of the curved tail.

• Combines a straight arrow with a curved arrow.
• Indicates multiple permitted movements from that lane.
• Drivers must choose one of the indicated movements.

Memory trick: Arrows on the ground, direct you around, follow their guide, don't be unbound.

A steady yellow traffic light indicates that the green light is ending and the red light is about to appear. Drivers should slow down and prepare to stop.

• Light is changing from green to red
• Prepare to stop safely
• Proceed only if unable to stop safely

Memory trick: Green means Go, Yellow means Slow, Red means Stop, you know!

A diamond-shaped yellow warning sign with a black symbol of two vertical arrows pointing in opposite directions, indicating that the roadway ahead will have opposing traffic.

• Warns that a one-way road or divided highway is becoming a two-way road.
• Drivers should be prepared for oncoming traffic.
• Requires increased awareness and caution.

Memory trick: Arrows apart, two ways start; arrows together, merge forever.