Traffic signs provide you important information about the road's rules, traffic laws and route guides, and provide alerts and warnings about the road's conditions.
Signs are designed using different shapes, colors and symbols in order to make it easy for the people to identify them.
There are a few different types of traffic signs:
Regulatory Signs
Regulatory signs provide information about the road rules and traffic laws and let you know about what to do or not do in different traffic situations.
Regulatory signs are square- or rectangular-shaped and are white with black or red letters or symbols.
Below are a few examples of regulatory signs:
 Stop Sign |
 Do Not Enter Sign |
 Yield Sign |
 No U-Turn Sign |
 No Turns |
Warning Signs
Warning signs provide alerts and warning about the road conditions or hazards, or possible traffic situations.
Warning signs are usually diamond shaped and are yellow with black lettering or symbols.
Below are a few examples of warning signs:
 Lane Ends Merge Left |
 Signal Ahead |
 Sharp Right Angle Turn Ahead |
 Speed Advisory Highway Ramp |
 Lane Merge |
Guide Signs
Guide signs provide information about the roads and highways, and distance and directions to destinations.
Guide signs are square or rectangular shaped and are green or brown with white lettering.
Below are a few examples of guide signs:
 Interstate Route Sign |
 US Route Sign |
 County Route Sign |
 Freeway Exit Sign |
 Highway Guide Sign |
Temporary Traffic Control Signs (Work Zone signs)
Temporary road condition signs provide information on a road work or other temporary road conditions.
Temporary traffic control signs are usually diamond or square shaped and are usually fluorescent orange with black letters.
Below are a few examples of guide signs:
 Road Work Ahead |
 Flagger Ahead Sign |
 Right Lane Closed Ahead |
 Exit Closed Sign |
 Detour Sign |
Services and Recreation Signs
Services signs provide information about the location of various services, such as gas stations, rest areas, restaurants, campgrounds, and hospitals.
Services signs are square or rectangular, and are blue with white letters or symbols.
Below are a few examples of guide signs:
 Highway Food Service Sign |
 Highway Gas Service Sign |
 Hospital Sign |
 Emergency Medical Services |
 Highway Rest Area Sign |
Railroad Crossing Sign
Railroad Crossing signs inform you that you are approaching a railroad crossing.
Below are a couple of examples of Railroad Crossing signs:
 Railroad Crossing Sign |
 Railroad Crossing Ahead |
