Diamond-shaped signs warn of hazards
A free practice question for the Massachusetts permit test, with the answer explained.
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What does a diamond-shaped sign usually tell you?
The rule
Diamond-shaped yellow (or fluorescent yellow-green) signs are warning signs: a hazard or a change in the road is ahead. Slow down and obey them.
Diamond-shaped signs are warning signs. They tell you about dangers or road conditions ahead, such as curves, so you can get ready.
From the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 86. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
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