Jim Griffin 

Motoring quiz: Road signs

British motorists' knowledge of road signs is less than impressive, according to a new study. How do you fair on sign know-how?
  
  


  1. What does this road sign mean?

    1. Red cars must pass to the right of black cars

    2. No overtaking

    3. No undertaking

  2. How about this one?

    1. No waiting

    2. No parking

    3. No entry

  3. And this one?

    1. You're erroneously driving on a train track

    2. Level crossing without barrier or gate ahead

    3. Level crossing ahead

  4. What does this sign mean?

    1. Left or right turn ahead

    2. It's a free for all

    3. Two-way traffic crosses one-way road

  5. And this one?

    1. Wild animals

    2. Stags crossing

    3. No poaching

  6. What should you be wary of with this sign?

    1. Trying to ramp your truck

    2. Unfeasibly pointy roads

    3. Risk of grounding

  7. What does this sign mean?

    1. No waiting

    2. No stopping (clearway)

    3. No nothing ever, anywhere. Just don't

  8. How about this unusual warning sign?

    1. Level crossing without barrier

    2. X marks the spot

    3. No crossing

  9. And what about this?

    1. No vehicles carrying explosives

    2. No turbo boosts

    3. Beware exploding cars

  10. What does this more sober sign mean?

    1. No pavement

    2. Zebra crossing

    3. No pedestrians

  11. And this one?

    1. Elderly people have right of way

    2. Care home ahead

    3. Frail pedestrians likely to cross road ahead

  12. And finally, what does this mean?

    1. No open top sports cars

    2. Falling or fallen rocks

    3. Debris in the road

Solutions

1:B, 2:A, 3:B, 4:C, 5:A, 6:C, 7:B, 8:A, 9:A, 10:B, 11:C, 12:B

Scores

  1. 0 and above.

    Hand over your keys, you're clearly a liability on the roads. And <a href="http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/Signsandmarkings/index.htm">get learning these</a>

  2. 5 and above.

    Hmmm, you could do with a <a href="http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/Signsandmarkings/index.htm">refresher course</a> me thinks.

  3. 9 and above.

    Bravo, that's a good score. Are you a driving instructor per chance?

 

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