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Road signs

White square sign with a black U-turn arrow inside a red circle crossed by a red diagonal line

White rectangular sign with the black words NO TURNS

White rectangular sign reading LEFT TURN YIELD ON GREEN with a solid green circle

White rectangular sign with the black words SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT

Orange diamond sign with a black figure of a worker holding a paddle sign (flagger)

Blue rectangular sign with white words REST AREA 1 MILE

Read the shape and color first: red and white orders, yellow warns, orange means road work, green, blue and brown guide, and a red circle with a line forbids what it shows.

Source: California Driver's Handbook (2025), Section 7: Laws and Rules of the Road > Traffic Control > Signs, with the sign charts (regulatory, construction and maintenance, guide, hazardous loads, warning signs)

Also drawn from:

California Driver's Handbook (2025), Section 7: Laws and Rules of the Road (Continued) > Road Workers and Work Zones, Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, Vehicles with Hazardous Loads, Near Railroad or Light Rail Tracks
California Driver's Handbook (2025), Section 6: Navigating the Roads > Types of Lanes (Turnout Areas or Lanes, High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes)

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