Traffic Signs: Read the Message · 03

Knowledge check

Check whether you can read purpose from shape, distinguish warning from instruction and keep observing after recognising a sign.

1. What is the strongest order for reading an unfamiliar sign?Shape and colour, then symbol, panel and contextGuess from the symbol aloneIgnore it until someone else reacts

2. What should a red-edged warning triangle make you do?Prepare, scan for the danger ahead and recheckAssume the danger has already passedMove faster through the area

3. Which pair has distinctive shapes because it controls priority?Give Way / Yield and STOPCycle path and school informationBus stop and parking information

4. A bicycle in a red-edged triangle and a bicycle in a blue circle mean what?Warning about cyclists; required cycle route or actionExactly the same messageParking; no pedestrians

5. A sign marks a pedestrian crossing, but a vehicle has not clearly slowed. Safest choice?Wait safely until traffic has stopped and the route is clearCross because the sign guarantees safetyRun across before the vehicle arrives

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