This sign (divided highway ends) means:
- Divided highway ahead
- One-way taffic ahead
- Four-lane highway ahead
- Divided highway ends ✓
Answer: D. Divided highway ends
This sign means the divided highway ends, so the stretch where traffic was separated by a median or divider is coming to an end.
Why this is the answer
The New York manual lists Dividing Highway Ends (shown as "Divided Highway Ends") among the road signs you must know, and it treats that sign as its own separate item from the signs for one-way traffic and two-way traffic. Since the sign is named for the end of the divided roadway, the meaning that matches it is that the divided highway is ending, not that one is beginning or that more lanes are coming.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Divided highway ahead — A divided highway ahead is a different message - this sign tells you the divided section is finishing, not starting.
- B. One-way taffic ahead — One-way traffic is listed in the manual as its own separate sign, not as the meaning of the divided highway ends sign.
- C. Four-lane highway ahead — Nothing in the manual connects this sign to a four-lane highway, and lane count is not what the sign name describes.
Remember it
Read the sign's own name as the message: the divider that kept the two directions apart is running out.
Official handbook: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21), Road Signs You Must Know