Maryland Road Signs Test (2026)
Every road sign on the Maryland exam, with what it means. Free and unlimited.
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This draw of 40 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 20
- Sharing the Road — 5
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 5
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 3
- Emergencies & Crashes — 2
- Adverse Conditions — 1
- Safe Driving — 1
- Signaling & Communication — 1
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 1
- Vehicle Equipment — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (20 of 40) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
1 are Maryland-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. What does this sign mean?
- No left turn
- No U-turn
- Do not enter
- No right turn
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Answer: No left turn
This sign prohibits left turns.
2. Opposing up/down arrows on a yellow sign warn of:
- A one-way street
- A passing zone
- A parking area
- Two-way traffic ahead — keep right
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Answer: Two-way traffic ahead — keep right
This warns that the road ahead carries two-way traffic; keep right and don't pass.
3. In a roundabout, traffic flows:
- Clockwise
- Only when a light is green
- Counter-clockwise; yield on entry and signal to exit
- In both directions
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Answer: Counter-clockwise; yield on entry and signal to exit
Roundabout traffic moves counter-clockwise. Yield to traffic already circulating, then exit when you reach your street.
4. A pennant-shaped (sideways triangle) sign on the left means:
- Dead end
- Yield
- No passing zone
- School zone
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Answer: No passing zone
The pennant marks the start of a no-passing zone.
5. On a two-lane road, you normally pass another vehicle on which side?
- The left
- The right
- The shoulder
- Either side
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Answer: The left
Pass on the left. Passing on the right is allowed only in limited situations.
6. A black-on-white sign of this shape is a:
- Regulatory signs that tell you the law
- Warnings
- Service signs
- Guide signs
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Answer: Regulatory signs that tell you the law
Black-on-white rectangular signs are regulatory — they tell you a traffic law you must obey (e.g., speed limit).
7. What does this sign warn of?
- A bike shop
- No bicycles
- A bike lane ends
- A bicycle crossing ahead — watch for cyclists
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Answer: A bicycle crossing ahead — watch for cyclists
A bicycle-crossing sign warns cyclists may cross the road ahead.
8. What does this orange sign with a bending arrow mean?
- Road closed permanently
- One way
- Merge
- Detour — follow the marked alternate route
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Answer: Detour — follow the marked alternate route
An orange detour sign directs you along a temporary alternate route.
9. At a steady green light, you should:
- Proceed, but yield to pedestrians and vehicles still in the intersection
- Speed through before it changes
- Stop and check both ways first
- Always turn right
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Answer: Proceed, but yield to pedestrians and vehicles still in the intersection
Green means go — but you must still yield to pedestrians and any vehicles already in the intersection.
10. At a T-intersection, who has the right-of-way?
- The vehicle turning right
- The vehicle on the road that ends (the stem)
- The vehicle going faster
- Vehicles on the through road (the top of the T)
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Answer: Vehicles on the through road (the top of the T)
Traffic on the through road has the right-of-way; the driver on the ending road must yield.
11. You may not pass on hills or curves because:
- You cannot see far enough ahead for oncoming traffic
- It wastes fuel
- It is faster to wait
- The road is rough
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Answer: You cannot see far enough ahead for oncoming traffic
On hills and curves you can't see oncoming traffic soon enough to pass safely, so passing is prohibited.
12. A large truck's blind spots ('No-Zones') are located:
- Only behind it
- Only on the left
- Trucks have no blind spots
- In front, behind, and along both sides
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Answer: In front, behind, and along both sides
Trucks have big blind spots front, rear, and on both sides (largest on the right). If you can't see the driver's mirrors, they can't see you.
13. In a highway work zone, you should:
- Speed up to get through
- Ignore the cones
- Change lanes rapidly
- Slow down, obey the posted work-zone limit, and watch for workers
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Answer: Slow down, obey the posted work-zone limit, and watch for workers
Slow down, follow the reduced limit, merge early, and watch for workers and equipment.
14. A red-and-white striped 'DO NOT ENTER' or 'WRONG WAY' sign is meant to:
- Mark a school
- Guide you to services
- Show distances
- Keep you from driving into oncoming traffic
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Answer: Keep you from driving into oncoming traffic
These signs stop you from entering a road the wrong way against traffic.
15. This sign warns that you are approaching:
- A rest area
- A roundabout only
- A railroad crossing
- A toll booth
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Answer: A railroad crossing
A round yellow sign is the advance warning for a railroad crossing.
16. A school-zone sign is what color and shape?
- Orange diamond
- Red octagon
- Blue rectangle
- Fluorescent yellow-green pentagon
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Answer: Fluorescent yellow-green pentagon
School zones use a fluorescent yellow-green pentagon.
17. At a four-way stop, who has the right-of-way?
- The vehicle turning left
- Whoever honks first
- The largest vehicle
- Whoever arrives and stops first
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Answer: Whoever arrives and stops first
At a four-way stop, the first vehicle to come to a complete stop goes first. If two stop at the same time, the one on the right goes.
18. When roads are wet, you should increase your following distance to:
- The same 3-4 seconds
- More than the normal 3-4 seconds
- Zero
- 1 second
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Answer: More than the normal 3-4 seconds
Wet roads lengthen stopping distance — leave more than the normal following gap.
19. A good habit for a safe following distance is to:
- Use only brake lights
- Pick a fixed point and count 3–4 seconds behind the car ahead
- Match the car's bumper
- Tailgate to save time
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Answer: Pick a fixed point and count 3–4 seconds behind the car ahead
Count 3–4 seconds from when the car ahead passes a marker until you reach it.
20. What does this hand signal mean?
- Go
- Stop or slow
- Left turn
- Right turn
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Answer: Right turn
Left arm bent upward = a right turn.
21. A right turn should be made:
- Wide to the left
- From any lane
- From the lane nearest the right curb, close to the curb
- From the center lane
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Answer: From the lane nearest the right curb, close to the curb
Right turns start from the right-most lane, staying close to the curb.
22. Construction/work-zone signs are what color?
- Orange
- Green
- Blue
- Brown
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Answer: Orange
Work-zone signs are orange.
23. You come upon a crash scene ahead. You should:
- Slow down, move over if possible, and watch for people and debris
- Speed by quickly
- Stop in your lane
- Take photos while driving
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Answer: Slow down, move over if possible, and watch for people and debris
Slow down, move over, and watch for injured people, responders, and debris.
24. When following or passing a motorcycle, you should:
- Pass closely on the right
- Give it a full lane width, just like a car
- Share its lane to save space
- Tailgate to encourage it to speed up
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Answer: Give it a full lane width, just like a car
A motorcycle is entitled to a full lane. Never crowd or share a lane with one.
25. What does this sign mean?
- No passing
- A lane is being added — you may not need to merge
- Right lane ends
- The road ends
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Answer: A lane is being added — you may not need to merge
An added-lane sign means a lane is joining; the added traffic doesn't have to merge immediately.
26. When turning at an intersection, watch especially for:
- Trucks only
- Only cars
- Pedestrians crossing the road you're turning onto
- Nothing
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Answer: Pedestrians crossing the road you're turning onto
Pedestrians may be crossing the street you turn into — yield to them.
27. A steady green light means:
- Go if the way is clear, yielding to pedestrians and vehicles still in the intersection
- Stop
- Yield to your left only
- Speed up
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Answer: Go if the way is clear, yielding to pedestrians and vehicles still in the intersection
Green means go when clear — yield to anyone still in the intersection.
28. If your right wheels drift onto the shoulder, you should:
- Ease off the gas and steer back gently when it's safe
- Speed up
- Jerk the wheel back onto the road
- Brake hard
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Answer: Ease off the gas and steer back gently when it's safe
Don't jerk the wheel — slow down and steer back onto the pavement smoothly.
29. A motorcycle has the right to use:
- Half a lane
- Only shoulders
- Only bike lanes
- A full lane, like any vehicle
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Answer: A full lane, like any vehicle
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane — never share it.
30. If your turn signals fail in Maryland, you should:
- Turn without warning
- Use hand signals
- Not signal
- Use the horn
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Answer: Use hand signals
Use hand signals if your turn signals fail.
31. On entering a sharp curve too fast, you risk:
- A ticket only
- Losing traction and running off the road
- Better handling
- Nothing
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Answer: Losing traction and running off the road
Too much speed in a curve can break traction and send you off the road — slow before it.
32. What does this sign tell you to do?
- Keep to the right of a divider or obstruction
- Merge right
- Turn right only
- No right turn
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Answer: Keep to the right of a divider or obstruction
A keep-right sign directs you to pass to the right of a median or obstacle.
33. A steady red light means:
- Yield
- Slow down
- Come to a complete stop
- Proceed with caution
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Answer: Come to a complete stop
A steady red means stop fully and remain until it turns green (right-on-red after stopping unless posted).
34. What does this sign warn of?
- A rest stop
- A right turn only
- A merge
- A side road entering from the right
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Answer: A side road entering from the right
A side-road sign warns that another road joins from the right; watch for vehicles entering.
35. You are driving and see this red sign facing you. It means:
- Yield
- Continue
- Speed up
- You are going the wrong way — do not proceed; turn around
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Answer: You are going the wrong way — do not proceed; turn around
A red 'Wrong Way' sign means you're headed against traffic — stop and turn around safely.
36. A center lane marked with a solid yellow line and a dashed yellow line on each side is used for:
- Parking
- Making left turns only (from either direction)
- Through driving
- Passing slower traffic
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Answer: Making left turns only (from either direction)
This is a two-way left-turn lane — used only to make left turns from either direction, never for through travel or passing.
37. As you approach a roundabout, you should:
- Enter without looking
- Slow down and prepare to yield to traffic already in the circle
- Stop fully always
- Speed up to merge
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Answer: Slow down and prepare to yield to traffic already in the circle
Slow on approach and yield to circulating traffic before entering.
38. What does this sign warn of?
- No right turn
- The right lane ends ahead — merge left
- Added lane
- Right turn only
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Answer: The right lane ends ahead — merge left
The right lane ends ahead; merge left when safe.
39. A round sign always means:
- School
- Railroad crossing warning
- Stop
- Yield
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Answer: Railroad crossing warning
The only round sign is the railroad advance-warning sign.
40. A diamond-shaped sign showing a merging-arrow means:
- Added lane
- Traffic merges ahead
- Road ends
- No merging
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Answer: Traffic merges ahead
A merge sign warns that another road joins yours ahead.