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Manitoba Class 5: Sign shapes and regulatory signs

What each sign shape and colour means, stop, yield and four-way stop rules, the 24-hour clock on signs, turn and lane-use signs, speed and school-zone signs, parking and snow-route signs.

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What does a 'Keep right except to pass' sign mean on a multi-lane road?

Study reference: MPI Driver's Handbook (online edition, 2026), Ch. 4 Signs and Signals — Sign Shapes and Colours, Regulatory Signs, Stop Signs, Four-Way Stop Signs, Yield Right-of-Way Signs

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  1. What does a 'Keep right except to pass' sign mean on a multi-lane road?

    1. Keep right only in bad weather
    2. Stay in the right lane at all times
    3. Use the left lane only for passing
    4. Pass only on the right side

  2. What does this sign mean?

    White square with a black letter P crossed by a red circle and slash
    1. Parking permitted as indicated
    2. Parking for disabled persons only
    3. Parking is prohibited
    4. Pay parking ahead

  3. Which sign shape is used only for stop signs?

    1. Diamond
    2. Octagon (eight sides)
    3. Pentagon (five sides)
    4. Triangle pointing down

  4. What does this sign tell you?

    White square with a black arrow curving to the right around a black rounded block
    1. Turn right at the next street
    2. Keep to the right of the sign
    3. Right lane ends ahead
    4. Slower traffic keep right

  5. Two vehicles stop at a four-way stop at the same moment. Who yields?

    1. The vehicle on the right yields to the left
    2. The vehicle on the left yields to the one on the right
    3. Whichever driver waves first goes
    4. The vehicle turning yields to all others

  6. What does this sign mean?

    White square with a black U-shaped arrow, crossed by a red circle and slash
    1. Two-way traffic
    2. No left turn
    3. Winding road ahead
    4. No U-turn allowed

  7. What does this sign mean?

    White square with a red circle and a white horizontal bar across it
    1. Road closed to trucks only
    2. No stopping at any time
    3. Stop sign ahead
    4. Do not enter

  8. At a stop sign, what must you do before moving from your stopped position?

    1. Yield to pedestrians who want to cross
    2. Roll forward into the crosswalk
    3. Wait for the car behind to stop
    4. Sound your horn to warn others

  9. What does a triangle-shaped sign with its tip pointing down mean?

    1. A slow-moving vehicle is ahead
    2. A school area begins
    3. A hazard is just ahead
    4. You must yield the right-of-way

  10. On a sign that uses the 24-hour clock, what does 0:00 mean?

    1. Midnight
    2. Any time of day
    3. 1 a.m.
    4. Noon

  11. At a four-way stop, after stopping and yielding to pedestrians, how do you show you intend to go?

    1. Tap your horn twice
    2. Flash your headlights
    3. Turn on your hazard lights
    4. Roll slowly forward

  12. You plan to turn right at an intersection where this sign is posted. What should you do?

    White square with a black arrow turning right, crossed by a red circle and slash
    1. Do not turn right here
    2. Turn right only on a green arrow
    3. Turn right only after stopping
    4. Turn right from the left lane

  13. A Do Not Enter sign has a tab reading 'except buses and cyclists'. Who may enter?

    1. Buses, cyclists and taxis
    2. Only buses and cyclists
    3. Only emergency vehicles
    4. All traffic outside rush hour

  14. What does a Snow Route sign mean?

    1. Only vehicles with snow tires may use it
    2. Parking is allowed only during snowfall
    3. No stopping there during a declared snow emergency
    4. The road is plowed before all others

  15. This sign is posted at a street corner. What does it mean?

    Black rectangle with a white arrow pointing right and lettering inside the arrow
    1. Turn right only at the next street corner ahead
    2. Traffic goes only the way the arrow points
    3. The road ahead is a dead end
    4. Two-way traffic begins here

  16. Where are yield signs usually placed?

    1. Only in school zones
    2. Where a lane or road merges with another
    3. At the end of a divided highway
    4. At every railway crossing

  17. What does this sign mean?

    White square with two black arrows pointing in opposite directions
    1. Keep right except to pass
    2. Divided highway begins
    3. One-way street ahead
    4. Two-way traffic

  18. At a stop sign, pedestrians have finished crossing but your view of cross traffic is blocked. What should you do?

    1. Back up a short distance and wait
    2. Creep forward to see, then go when safe
    3. Turn on your hazard lights and go
    4. Accelerate quickly across the street before anyone comes

  19. What does this sign tell you?

    White vertical rectangle with black lettering and a large number 50
    1. 50 km/h is advised for a curve
    2. Speed fines double above 50 km/h
    3. The highest speed allowed is 50 km/h
    4. The lowest speed allowed is 50 km/h

  20. A sign bans right turns from 7:00 to 18:00. At what time does the ban end?

    1. 6 a.m.
    2. 6 p.m.
    3. 8 p.m.
    4. 4 p.m.

  21. You come to this sign at an intersection. What must you do?

    Red eight-sided sign with white lettering
    1. Yield only to traffic on your left
    2. Stop only if other cars are coming
    3. Slow down and go if it looks clear
    4. Come to a complete stop

  22. What does this sign tell you?

    White square showing a red car beside a black car, crossed by a red circle and slash
    1. Two-way traffic ahead
    2. Do not pass
    3. Passing permitted
    4. Slower traffic keep right

  23. Why do signs have distinctive shapes?

    1. So they show which city or province posted them
    2. So you can identify them in poor visibility
    3. So they are cheaper to produce
    4. So they can be read from any angle

  24. At a four-way stop, which vehicle should go first?

    1. The vehicle going straight
    2. The vehicle on the left
    3. The vehicle that stopped first
    4. The largest vehicle

  25. What does this sign mean?

    White square with a black arrow turning left, crossed by a red circle and slash
    1. Left turn only
    2. No left turn
    3. Left lane ends ahead
    4. No U-turn

  26. You see this emblem on the back of a vehicle ahead. What does it tell you?

    Orange triangle with a dark red border
    1. The vehicle is carrying fuel
    2. The vehicle is about to turn
    3. The vehicle is an oversize load
    4. The vehicle is slow-moving

  27. What does this sign tell you?

    Five-sided fluorescent yellow-green sign with two black walking figures
    1. A playground is closed
    2. You are in a school area
    3. A pedestrian corridor is ahead
    4. A hospital zone is ahead

  28. What do square or rectangular signs generally do?

    1. Warn of hazards ahead
    2. Show construction zones and detours ahead
    3. Mark school areas
    4. Regulate traffic and direct drivers

  29. What does this sign require you to do?

    Downward-pointing white triangle with a wide red border
    1. Slow down, and stop if needed to let others go
    2. Go first; cross traffic must yield to you
    3. Speed up to merge ahead of traffic
    4. Stop completely every time

  30. You are approaching an intersection where this sign is posted over your lane. What does it require?

    White square with a green ring around a black arrow curving left
    1. Left turns are not allowed
    2. Traffic may go straight or left
    3. All traffic must turn left
    4. Left turns only on a green arrow

  31. While you check for traffic at a yield sign, what crash does the handbook warn you to avoid?

    1. Rolling backward into the car behind
    2. Running into the car ahead of you
    3. Being passed on the right
    4. Clipping a cyclist on your left

  32. What must you do when you see this sign?

    White X-shaped sign with black lettering on both arms
    1. Keep going; trains yield to cars
    2. Stop only if a gate is lowered
    3. Wait for a flagperson to wave you on
    4. Slow down, look both ways and yield to trains

Sign shapes and regulatory signs: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Sign Shapes and Colours (Ch. 4 Signs and Signals)

  • Shapes let you identify a sign in darkness, fading light, fog, rain or snow.
  • Fluorescent yellow-green pentagon: school area; drive cautiously, children may be crossing.
  • Diamond: warning of possibly dangerous conditions on or near the road (curve, turn, side road, intersection, narrow bridge); slow down.
  • Octagon: used only for stop signs; always stop completely.
  • Triangle, tip pointing down: yield the right-of-way; slow down and stop if needed.
  • Triangle with each tip cut off: slow-moving vehicle.
  • Crossbuck: railway crossing; slow down, look both ways, yield to trains.
  • Square or rectangle: regulates traffic and directs drivers.
  • Times on signs use the 24-hour clock: 0:00 = midnight, 13:00 = 1 p.m. ... 23:00 = 11 p.m.; 1 a.m. to noon unchanged.

Regulatory Signs

  • Regulate speed limits, permitted turns, stopping and parking.
  • Examples listed: no turns, no U-turn, no right turn, no left turn, all traffic must turn right / left, no trucks, do not enter, truck route, no right turn on red, keep right of sign, no right turn during times shown.
  • Reduced speed school zone (some with restricted hours) and its end sign; maximum 60 km/h ahead; maximum 90 km/h.
  • Parking permitted as indicated; parking prohibited; parking for disabled persons only; do not stop to wait.
  • Snow Route: no stopping during a declared snow emergency.
  • Pedestrian corridor, pedestrian crosswalk and school crosswalk signs.
  • Do not enter except buses and cyclists; buses only; lane must turn right during times shown except buses and cyclists.
  • Two-way traffic; stop here for red signal; do not pass; passing permitted; slower traffic keep right; keep right except to pass; one way (go only in arrow direction).
  • Through traffic not permitted in a lane: having entered it, you must turn left at the next private approach or street.
  • Speed fines doubled in designated construction zones.

Stop Signs

  • Before moving off, yield to pedestrians who want to cross; then move slowly forward for a better view and go when safe.

Four-Way Stop Signs

  • First vehicle to stop goes first.
  • After stopping and yielding to pedestrians, roll slowly forward to show you intend to go.
  • If two or more stop at the same time, the vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on the right.

Yield Right-of-Way Signs

  • Slow down near the intersection; check for pedestrians and traffic; stop and yield if any.
  • Usually where a lane or road merges with another; be prepared to stop.
  • While checking traffic, don't run into the car ahead.

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