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Signals, Signs, and Pavement Markings — Pennsylvania Driver's License Practice Test

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At a steady red light, when may you turn right?

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This Pennsylvania Driver's License Signals, Signs, and Pavement Markings practice set has 96 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 83% on the real Pennsylvania Driver's License knowledge test to pass.

Topic overview

This chapter teaches how to read Pennsylvania's traffic signals, the three sign categories (regulatory, warning, and guide), and what pavement-marking colors and line patterns mean. It covers steady and flashing lights, turn arrows, pedestrian signals, and special signals like ramp meters and lane controls.

Test writers lean heavily on sign shapes and colors as identifiers — octagons, triangles, pennants, and diamonds each mean something specific — plus the meaning of double solid yellow lines versus broken yellow lines, and what to do at a non-functioning signal or railroad crossing.

A frequent mistake is assuming yellow and white lines mean the same thing: yellow lines separate opposite-direction traffic while white lines separate same-direction lanes. Test takers also sometimes forget that a broken line permits crossing (e.g., to pass) while a solid line does not, except when turning.

What's the difference between a double solid yellow centerline and a single broken yellow centerline?

A double solid yellow line means passing is not allowed in either direction, while a single broken yellow line means passing is permitted from either direction when it's safe to do so.

What should you do at an intersection where the traffic signal is not working?

Treat it like a four-way stop — come to a complete stop, and if you and another driver arrive at the same time, the driver on the right goes first.

What shape identifies a school warning sign, and what does it tell you?

The school sign is pentagon-shaped — the only warning sign with that shape — and it alerts you to a school area or crosswalk ahead.

Written from the official Pennsylvania Driver's Manual — Signals, Signs, and Pavement Markings ↗· Last checked: 2026-07-10· Reviewed by the PassPrep editorial team· How we verify →

Sample questions

Three questions from the Signals, Signs, and Pavement Markings bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 30 questions at random from the same bank.

  1. What must you do at a steady red traffic light?

    • Stop completely before the stop line or crosswalk — Correct answer
    • Slow down and proceed if no one is coming
    • Speed up to clear the intersection
    • Stop only if a pedestrian is present

    Explanation: A steady red light means you must come to a complete stop before the marked stop line or crosswalk.

    Handbook: Signals, Signs, and Pavement Markings — Traffic Signals

  2. At a steady red light, when may you turn right?

    • After stopping and yielding, unless a NO TURN ON RED sign is posted — Correct answer
    • Only when a green arrow appears
    • Never; right turns on red are always illegal
    • Without stopping if traffic is light

    Explanation: At a steady red light you may turn right after stopping and yielding, unless a NO TURN ON RED sign is posted.

    Handbook: Signals, Signs, and Pavement Markings — Traffic Signals

  3. At a steady red light, when may you turn left from a one-way street?

    • From the left lane onto another one-way street, after stopping and yielding, unless prohibited — Correct answer
    • From any lane onto a two-way street
    • Only when the light turns green
    • Left turns on red are never allowed

    Explanation: You may turn left from a one-way street onto another one-way street from the left lane after stopping and yielding, unless prohibited.

    Handbook: Signals, Signs, and Pavement Markings — Traffic Signals