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Difficulty: MediumGuide and Informational Signs

While driving in the right lane of a multi-lane freeway, you observe an overhead green guide sign above your lane featuring a yellow panel at the bottom with black lettering that reads 'EXIT ONLY'. What does this sign panel indicate?

  1. The lane must be used to exit the highway, requiring drivers who wish to stay on the main freeway to change lanes.Answer
  2. B
    The upcoming exit ramp is temporarily closed and drivers must move left into the adjacent lane.
  3. C
    It is a hazard warning that traffic must reduce speed immediately to prepare for a steep drop in the highway speed limit.
  4. D
    The lane is reserved exclusively for passing slower vehicles before continuing straight on the main highway.

Answer

The lane must be used to exit the highway, requiring drivers who wish to stay on the main freeway to change lanes.
Yellow 'EXIT ONLY' panels on green freeway guide signs inform drivers that the lane beneath the sign will turn into an off-ramp. Any driver traveling in this lane must exit unless they safely change lanes into a continuing through-lane prior to the exit line.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the type and visual features of the sign.
The sign is an overhead green guide sign containing a yellow panel with black text reading 'EXIT ONLY'.
Guide signs provide directional and lane-assignment information on freeways.
2
Interpret the rule for yellow 'EXIT ONLY' panels on guide signs.
Yellow panels indicate a mandatory lane movement (a lane drop) where vehicles in that specific lane must take the exit.
Standard traffic regulations mandate that lanes marked 'EXIT ONLY' do not continue straight on the main highway.

Key Concept

Overhead Exit Only Guide Sign Panel Rules
Estimated Time:45s
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Guide and Informational Signs

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