Car permit · Guide signs
On a highway trip, you pass a sign with white lettering on a brown background. A sign like this usually points the way to:
Correct answer: A park, historic site or other recreational or cultural area.
Answer options
- AA park, historic site or other recreational or cultural area Correct
- BA city or town farther along the route, with its distance in miles
- CA detour that guides traffic around a nearby road work zone
- DA gas station, restaurant, motel or other motorist service
Why
Brown guide signs direct travelers to places of recreational or cultural interest, such as state and national parks, historic sites and museums. Services like gas, food and lodging are shown on blue signs, cities and distances on green signs, and detours around road work on orange signs.
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Topic: Guide signs License: Car permit
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