Pennant-shaped signs indicate:
- School zones.
- No passing zones. ✓
- Speed limits.
- Railroad crossings.
Answer: B. No passing zones.
Pennant-shaped signs give advance warning of no-passing zones.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's table of signs by shape lists the pennant shape as advance warning of no-pass zones. That is the only meaning it gives for a pennant, so when you see one, expect a stretch of road where passing is not allowed. The separate rule about a solid yellow line on your side marking a no-passing zone deals with pavement markings, not the sign shape itself.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. School zones. — School zones are not tied to the pennant shape anywhere in the handbook's shape table; the pennant entry covers only no-pass zones.
- C. Speed limits. — The handbook does not describe pennant signs as speed limit signs; speed limits are regulatory and shown in white and black, not by this shape.
- D. Railroad crossings. — Railroad crossings are not matched to the pennant shape in the handbook's list of sign shapes.
Remember it
A pennant is a narrow triangle pointing forward, so think of it as a flag warning that passing time is ending ahead.
Official handbook: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7), Chapter 5: Signals, Signs, and Markers , p. 26