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NM Road Signs Practice Practice Questions - New Mexico Driver License Signs, Signals, and Pavement Markings Practice Exam
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QUESTION 1 / 25
What is this New Mexico road signs practice bank designed to help you study?
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A
The signs, signals, and pavement markings content on the NM knowledge test
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B
A separate official signs-only New Mexico license exam
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C
Only the vehicle inspection part of licensing
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D
Only commercial vehicle endorsement rules
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QUESTION 2 / 25
According to the New Mexico Driver Manual, what are the three main kinds of traffic control devices?
Choose one answer below.
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Traffic signals, signs, and pavement markings
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B
Mirrors, horns, and seat belts
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C
License plates, registration cards, and titles
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D
Headlights, brake lights, and turn signals only
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QUESTION 3 / 25
On a standard vertical traffic signal in New Mexico, which color is at the top?
Choose one answer below.
A
Red
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B
Yellow
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C
Green
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D
Blue
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QUESTION 4 / 25
What does a steady green traffic light mean?
Choose one answer below.
A
You may go if it is safe, while yielding as required
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B
You must stop and wait for a police officer
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C
You may enter without checking for pedestrians or crossing traffic
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D
You must turn left immediately
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QUESTION 5 / 25
What should you do when a steady yellow traffic light appears before you reach the intersection?
Choose one answer below.
A
Stop if it is safe to do so
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B
Speed up to beat the red light
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C
Stop inside the intersection
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D
Ignore it because yellow is only advisory
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QUESTION 6 / 25
What does a steady red traffic light require?
Choose one answer below.
A
Stop and wait until you may legally proceed
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B
Slow down and continue through if no one is honking
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C
Proceed only if you are turning left
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D
Treat it the same as a yield sign
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QUESTION 7 / 25
What does a flashing red traffic light mean?
Choose one answer below.
A
Stop completely, then proceed when safe
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B
Proceed without stopping if you are on the larger road
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C
Speed up because the signal is changing
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D
Only buses must stop
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QUESTION 8 / 25
What does a flashing yellow traffic light mean?
Choose one answer below.
A
Slow down and proceed with caution
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B
Stop and wait until the light turns green
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C
The road is closed to all traffic
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D
You have a protected left turn
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QUESTION 9 / 25
What does a green arrow signal allow you to do?
Choose one answer below.
A
Turn or move in the direction of the arrow when safe
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B
Turn in the opposite direction of the arrow
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C
Ignore pedestrians because all traffic is stopped
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D
Park in the intersection until the signal changes
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QUESTION 10 / 25
What does a red octagon-shaped sign mean?
Choose one answer below.
A
Stop
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B
Yield
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C
Railroad crossing ahead
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D
Hospital services
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QUESTION 11 / 25
What does a downward-pointing red and white triangle mean?
Choose one answer below.
A
Yield
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B
Stop
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C
No passing zone
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D
Work area ahead
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QUESTION 12 / 25
What do most yellow diamond-shaped signs warn you about?
Choose one answer below.
A
A hazard or special situation ahead
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B
A license office location
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C
A parking payment rule
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D
A required vehicle title transfer
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QUESTION 13 / 25
What does a round yellow sign with an X symbol and black RR letters mean?
Choose one answer below.
A
A railroad crossing is ahead
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B
A school crossing is ahead
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C
A hospital entrance is ahead
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D
A one-way street begins
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QUESTION 14 / 25
What does a white X-shaped railroad crossbuck mean?
Choose one answer below.
A
Yield to crossing trains
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B
Stop only if a police officer is nearby
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C
Tracks are abandoned and can be ignored
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D
Use the tracks as a passing area
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QUESTION 15 / 25
What do orange signs with black letters or symbols usually indicate?
Choose one answer below.
A
Construction, maintenance, or emergency operations near the roadway
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B
A permanent hospital route
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C
A scenic or historic destination
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D
A driver license testing office
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QUESTION 16 / 25
What are regulatory signs used for?
Choose one answer below.
A
Traffic rules such as speed, lane use, turns, parking, and direction
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B
Weather forecasts for the next county
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C
Advertising nearby restaurants
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D
Identifying the vehicle's registration year
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QUESTION 17 / 25
What does a red circle with a red slash over a movement symbol mean?
Choose one answer below.
A
That movement is prohibited
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B
That movement is required
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C
That movement is recommended for trucks only
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D
That movement leads to a rest area
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QUESTION 18 / 25
What does a posted speed limit sign show?
Choose one answer below.
A
The maximum safe speed allowed or the minimum speed required
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B
The speed you must drive in all weather
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C
The speed only bicycles may use
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D
The distance to the next fuel station
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QUESTION 19 / 25
What do lane use control signs tell you?
Choose one answer below.
A
Where you can go or turn from a lane
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B
The vehicle's tire pressure
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C
The nearest driver's license fee
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D
The weather report for the road ahead
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QUESTION 20 / 25
What does a Do Not Enter sign warn you not to do?
Choose one answer below.
A
Enter a roadway opening where traffic would be going the wrong direction
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B
Drive below the minimum posted speed
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C
Stop before a railroad crossing
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D
Use a blue service route
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QUESTION 21 / 25
What does a reflective orange triangle on the rear of a vehicle mean?
Choose one answer below.
A
The vehicle is traveling less than 25 mph
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B
The vehicle is carrying passengers for hire
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C
The vehicle has the right-of-way at all intersections
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D
The vehicle is an emergency vehicle
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QUESTION 22 / 25
What color are New Mexico service signs for rest areas, gas, campgrounds, or hospitals?
Choose one answer below.
A
Blue with white letters or symbols
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B
Orange with black letters
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C
Red with yellow letters
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D
Yellow with black RR letters
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QUESTION 23 / 25
What do green or brown destination signs usually show?
Choose one answer below.
A
Directions and distances to cities, airports, state lines, parks, or historic areas
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B
Only emergency vehicle restrictions
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C
Only pavement repair schedules
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D
Only license renewal deadlines
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QUESTION 24 / 25
What do white lane markings separate?
Choose one answer below.
A
Multiple lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction
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B
Traffic moving in opposite directions
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C
Railroad tracks from the shoulder
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D
Parking spaces from sidewalks only
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QUESTION 25 / 25
What do yellow lane markings separate?
Choose one answer below.
A
Traffic moving in opposite directions
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B
Two lanes moving in the same direction
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C
Only bicycle lanes from sidewalks
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D
Only parking spaces in shopping centers
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