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Difficulty: EasyGuide and Informational Signs

A rectangular guide sign posted along a roadway features a brown background with white symbols and lettering. What information is conveyed by this sign?

  1. Public recreation areas, state parks, and points of cultural interestAnswer
  2. B
    Motorist services such as food, fuel, lodging, and hospitals
  3. C
    Directional guidance, exit numbers, and distance to cities
  4. D
    Upcoming road hazards, sharp curves, or lane merges

Answer

Guide signs with a brown background designate public recreation areas, state parks, and points of cultural or historical interest.
Under standard traffic control guidelines, guide signs featuring a brown background with white lettering are used exclusively to direct drivers to public recreation areas, national/state parks, campgrounds, and cultural or historical points of interest.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the background color of the guide sign
The sign has a brown background with white lettering.
Standard traffic control regulations assign specific background colors to different categories of informational signs.
2
Recall standard guide sign color meanings
Brown represents public recreation and cultural sites, green represents directions/distances, blue represents motorist services, and yellow represents warnings.
Matching brown to its defined category identifies the correct information conveyed by the sign.

Key Concept

Traffic Sign Color Coding for Guide and Informational Signs
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Guide and Informational Signs

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