Signs that are colored orange are:
- Work zone signs. ✓
- Regulatory signs.
- School zone signs.
- Guide signs.
Answer: A. Work zone signs.
Orange signs mark work zones, warning you that people are working on or near the roadway.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's signs chapter lists work area signs as orange with black letters or symbols, and explains they mean people are at work on or near the road, with traffic possibly controlled by a flag person. It adds that a reduced work area speed limit may be posted, and even without one you must slow down and obey flag persons. The defensive driving chapter repeats that orange diamond-shaped signs are work zone warning signs placed before construction and other work areas that can change traffic flow.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Regulatory signs. — Regulatory signs are not described as orange in the handbook, which ties the orange color to work areas instead of rules you must follow generally.
- C. School zone signs. — School zone signs are not the orange ones here; the handbook links orange to road work, not to schools.
- D. Guide signs. — Guide signs are not what orange indicates; orange in the manual points to work activity on or near the roadway.
Remember it
Think of orange as the color of construction crews' safety vests: orange means workers ahead.
Official handbook: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 4: Traffic Control – Signs