Signs, signals and pavement markings
On a highway you notice a blue sign with white symbols. What is it most likely telling you?
- Where to find services such as gas, camping or medical facilities. Correct answer
- The direction and distance to towns and other locations ahead.
- That people are at work on or near the roadway ahead.
Why
Blue is the color New York uses for service signs, which point you to things a traveler may need along the way: rest areas, gas stations, camping and medical facilities. The other two answers belong to signs of other colors. The direction and distance to places are shown on destination signs, which are green with white lettering. Work on or near the road is announced by work area signs, which are orange with black lettering, and in those zones traffic may be controlled by a flag person. One way to keep them apart: green tells you where you are going, blue tells you what you can stop for, and orange tells you the road itself is being worked on.
Where this comes from
New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21), April 2026 version. The correct answer is Where to find services such as gas, camping or medical facilities.
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