Traffic Signs & Signals — Washington

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Questions (5)

1. A rectangular sign may be a:
  1. School crossing sign.
  2. Railroad crossing sign.
  3. Stop sign.
  4. Speed limit sign. ✓

Answer: D. Speed limit sign.

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2. When an operator's left arm is bent at the elbow and pointing upward, it means the operator:
  1. Plans to turn left.
  2. Is about to stop.
  3. Plans to turn right. ✓
  4. Is about to slow down.

Answer: C. Plans to turn right.

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3. Which type of sign is yellow with black lettering or symbols?
  1. Warning ✓
  2. Service
  3. Regulatory
  4. Speed limit

Answer: A. Warning

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4. A proper lane position should do all of the following, except:
  1. Increase your ability to see and be seen.
  2. Help you avoid surface hazards.
  3. Help you avoid traffic signals. ✓
  4. Communicate your intentions to other road users.

Answer: C. Help you avoid traffic signals.

A proper lane position should do everything listed except help you avoid traffic signals — you still have to obey them, and the manual never lists them as a reason for choosing a lane position. The manual gives a list of what your lane choice should help you do: raise how well you see and are seen, keep you out of other drivers' blind spots, dodge surface hazards, communicate your intentions, avoid windblast from other vehicles, give you an escape path, and set you up for turns. Traffic signals are not on that list, and nothing in the passages suggests a lane position lets you skip them. Lane position is about visibility, space and communication, not about getting around the signals that control the road.
Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 15
5. When approaching a blind intersection with a stop sign, riders should:
  1. Stop at the stop sign then proceed through the intersection.
  2. Ignore the stop sign and move forward to get a better look.
  3. Stop at the stop sign before moving forward to improve their view of cross traffic. ✓
  4. Proceed through the intersection without stopping.

Answer: C. Stop at the stop sign before moving forward to improve their view of cross traffic.

Stop at the stop sign first, then move forward to get a better view of cross traffic before entering. The manual's blind-intersection guidance says that if there is a stop sign or stop line, you stop there first. After that, you ease forward and stop again just short of where cross traffic passes, then lean and look around buildings, parked cars, or bushes. That matches stopping at the sign and then improving your view before going on. It does not mean skipping the sign or rolling straight through.
Official handbook: MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual (18th ed.), p. 5
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