Signs with white letters or symbols on a blue background are posted along many highways. What is their main purpose?
Correct answer: To point out services such as gas, food, lodging and hospitals.
Answer options
- ATo warn of road hazards such as sharp curves and narrow bridges
- BTo point out services such as gas, food, lodging and hospitals Correct
- CTo show how many miles it is to the next cities and towns
- DTo point the way to state parks, forests and historic sites
Why
Blue guide signs with white lettering or symbols tell drivers where to find motorist services, such as gas stations, places to eat, lodging and hospitals. Parks, forests and historic sites are marked with brown signs, distances to cities and towns with green signs, and road hazards such as curves with yellow warning signs.
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Topic: Guide signs License: Car permit
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