Road and Traffic Signs
Sign shapes and colours — orders, warnings, information and direction signs.
What this topic covers
Sign shapes and colours — orders, warnings, information and direction signs. The full Driving Theory Test app contains 156 questions on this topic, drawn from the official DVSA bank.
Worked examples
Here are a few practice questions from this topic. Try answering each before reading the explanation.
Example 1
You MUST obey signs giving orders. These signs are mostly in
- A. green rectangles
- B. red triangles
- C. blue rectangles
- D. red circles ✓ correct
Example 2
What does this sign mean?
- A. Route for trams ✓ correct
- B. Give way to trams
- C. Route for buses
- D. Give way to buses
Example 3
What does this sign mean?
- A. Change to the left lane
- B. Leave at the next exit
- C. Contraflow system ✓ correct
- D. One-way street
Example 4
What is the maximum speed on a single carriageway road?
- A. 50 mph
- B. 60 mph ✓ correct
- C. 40 mph
- D. 70 mph
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