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Georgia Car / Permit: Road Signs practice test
Learn the shapes, colors, and meanings of regulatory, warning, and guide signs — from stop and yield to construction and school-zone signs.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. What does a yellow (or fluorescent-green) diamond-shaped sign showing a walking pedestrian mean?
Correct answer: Watch for people crossing; be ready to stop and yield.
Watch for people crossing; be ready to stop and yield. (This is the "Pedestrian Crossing" sign.)
2. A yellow, diamond-shaped sign is used to:
Correct answer: Warn of possible hazards or changes in the road ahead
Yellow diamond-shaped signs are warning signs. They alert you to hazards or changes ahead, such as a curve, an intersection, or a narrowing road.
3. What does a red, eight-sided (octagonal) sign require you to do?
Correct answer: Come to a complete stop
A red octagon is always a STOP sign. You must come to a complete stop at the stop line, crosswalk, or intersection, and then go only when it is safe.
4. What is the correct meaning of a yellow diamond-shaped sign showing a red STOP symbol?
Correct answer: A stop sign is ahead; prepare to stop.
A stop sign is ahead; prepare to stop. (This is the "Stop Ahead" sign.)
5. On Georgia highways, what kind of information do green signs give?
Correct answer: Directions, distances, and destinations
Green signs are guide signs. They show directions, distances, and destinations such as exits, streets, and cities.
6. As you start to turn, a square red 'DO NOT ENTER' sign faces you. This means:
Correct answer: You must not enter that road or ramp from where you are
A DO NOT ENTER or WRONG WAY sign marks a road or ramp you may not enter from your direction, often because traffic there flows toward you. Do not proceed.
7. What is the correct meaning of a yellow diamond-shaped sign with an S-shaped winding arrow?
Correct answer: A series of three or more curves is ahead.
A series of three or more curves is ahead. (This is the "Winding Road" sign.)
8. What does a yellow diamond-shaped sign reading 'BUMP' mean?
Correct answer: There is a bump or raised surface in the road ahead.
There is a bump or raised surface in the road ahead. (This is the "Bump" sign.)
9. You approach a yellow diamond-shaped sign showing the road narrowing on both sides. What does it tell you to do?
Correct answer: The roadway becomes narrower ahead.
The roadway becomes narrower ahead. (This is the "Road Narrows" sign.)
10. What does a yellow sign posting a maximum height clearance (for example, 12 ft 6 in) mean?
Correct answer: The overpass or structure ahead has limited height clearance.
The overpass or structure ahead has limited height clearance. (This is the "Low Clearance" sign.)
11. You approach a yellow diamond-shaped sign with two vertical arrows pointing opposite ways. What does it tell you to do?
Correct answer: Two-way traffic is ahead; oncoming vehicles share the road.
Two-way traffic is ahead; oncoming vehicles share the road. (This is the "Two-Way Traffic" sign.)
12. A bright fluorescent yellow-green, diamond-shaped sign in Georgia is used to warn drivers about:
Correct answer: Pedestrian, bicycle, and school crossings
The high-visibility yellow-green color is reserved for warnings about pedestrians, bicyclists, and school zones so drivers slow down and watch for vulnerable road users.
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