A rectangular-shaped sign is a:
- Stop sign
- Speed limit sign ✓
- Railroad crossing sign
- School crossing sign
Answer: B. Speed limit sign
A rectangular-shaped sign is a speed limit sign.
Why this is the answer
The manual groups speed limit signs under regulation signs, which it describes as white with black and/or red letters or symbols and says give information about rules for traffic direction, lane use, turns, speed, parking and other special requirements. It repeats that rectangular white signs with black or red letters or symbols alert you to special rules. A posted speed limit fits that description, so a rectangle is the shape that carries a speed rule rather than a warning or a stop.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Stop sign — The passages describe the stop sign only in terms of stopping and yielding, and nothing in them puts a stop sign in the white rectangular regulation group that covers speed.
- C. Railroad crossing sign — The manual's rectangular-sign description covers regulation signs such as speed rules, not railroad crossings, which the passages do not describe as rectangular.
- D. School crossing sign — A school crossing sign would fall under warning signs, which the manual describes by their yellow color and black letters rather than as a white rectangle.
Remember it
Think of the white rectangle as the sign that carries a rule you must follow, and the posted speed is one of those rules.
Official handbook: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 4: Traffic Control – Signs