NWT Class 7: Guide, service and construction signs

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1. What does this sign warn you about?

   
   1. A parade route ahead
   2. A school crossing guard is just ahead
   3. A border crossing ahead
   4. A flag person ahead directing traffic

2. Where can you get an application for a disabled parking placard in the NWT?

   1. The RCMP detachment
   2. The municipal parking office in your community
   3. A Driver and Vehicle office or your doctor
   4. Any insurance broker

3. What does this sign warn of?

   
   1. A pedestrian crossing ahead
   2. A playground beside the road
   3. A survey crew ahead
   4. People working on the road ahead

4. You see an orange diamond sign that says road construction is ahead. What should you be ready to do?

   1. Change lanes right away
   2. Turn on your high beams
   3. Slow down and stop if required
   4. Speed up to clear the area

5. What kind of sign is this?

   
   1. A detour sign
   2. A highway lane control sign
   3. A destination guide sign
   4. A route marker

6. When may a vehicle park or stop in a stall reserved for persons with disabilities?

   1. When it stops for under five minutes
   2. When the driver stays in the vehicle
   3. When it displays the placard or licence plate
   4. When every other stall is full

7. What do route markers show?

   1. The number or name of a road
   2. The distance to the next town
   3. The posted speed limit
   4. Where services are located

8. What happens to speeding fines in a construction zone when workers are present?

   1. They stay the same
   2. They are tripled
   3. They are doubled
   4. They are reduced by half

9. What is the main job of green information and guide signs?

   1. To warn of hazards on the road
   2. To mark construction zones
   3. To help you choose a route and find places
   4. To state traffic laws you must obey

10. You drive through a construction zone on a Sunday and no workers or machines are there. What speed must you obey?

    1. The posted construction zone limit
    2. Any safe speed you choose
    3. The normal highway limit
    4. The limit only applies on weekdays

11. What does this sign tell you?

    
    1. Construction has ended
    2. A lane is closed ahead
    3. The road ends ahead
    4. Follow a detour route

12. What does this sign give you?

    
    1. Exit numbers for each town
    2. Directions to services
    3. Distances to places ahead
    4. Speed limits for each town

13. Vehicles displaying the slow-moving vehicle sign are designed to travel at speeds below what?

    1. 60 km/h
    2. 40 km/h
    3. 30 km/h
    4. 50 km/h

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

    
    1. It is carrying dangerous goods
    2. It is about to stop
    3. It is a wide load
    4. It is a slow-moving vehicle

15. A truck ahead displays an over-dimensional load sign. What should you keep in mind?

    1. It has the right-of-way everywhere
    2. You must not pass it at all
    3. Use caution if you pass it
    4. It must travel in the left lane