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A yellow diamond-shaped warning sign featuring a black median divider symbol at the bottom, with an upward-pointing arrow on the right and a downward-pointing arrow on the left, indicates that a divided highway is beginning ahead.

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False. A yellow diamond warning sign with the median divider symbol located at the bottom indicates that the divided highway is ending ahead, returning traffic to a two-way undivided road.
The statement is false because a yellow diamond warning sign displaying a black median symbol at the bottom (MUTCD W6-2) alerts drivers that the divided highway is ending ahead. Drivers must prepare to transition from a physically separated roadway to a standard two-way roadway. Conversely, the sign for a divided highway beginning features the median symbol at the top of the sign.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the symbol placement on the diamond warning sign.
The sign features two opposing directional arrows around a black median island graphic positioned at the bottom of the sign.
Under standard MUTCD visual rules, the relative placement of the median island indicates whether physical lane separation is starting or terminating.
2
Compare MUTCD W6-1 (Divided Highway Begins) and W6-2 (Divided Highway Ends) sign standards.
When the median island graphic is at the top (W6-1), traffic enters a divided highway. When the median island graphic is at the bottom (W6-2), the divided highway ends.
The bottom placement signifies that drivers are leaving the divided section and moving back onto a two-way street where opposing traffic is no longer physically separated.

Key Concept

Divided Highway Warning Signs (MUTCD W6-1 vs. W6-2)
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