Motor Registration Division · Class 5
Newfoundland and Labrador Road Signs Guide — Learner's Permit Test
97 road signs to study for the Newfoundland and Labrador Learner's Permit Test, the Class 5 knowledge test administered by Motor Registration Division.
Regulatory Signs
A red eight-sided (octagon) sign in Newfoundland and Labrador means:
Octagon shape recognizable by outline alone in fog or snow.
What does a red and white downward-pointing triangle mean in NL?
Yield differs from Stop in that full stop only required when traffic or pedestrians have priority.
A red circle with a horizontal white bar inside means:
Protects against wrong-way entry on one-way streets.
A red circle with a diagonal X means:
Stricter than No Parking.
A U-shaped arrow crossed by a red slash means:
Posted where U-turn would block oncoming or has limited sight lines.
A right-arrow crossed by a red slash means:
Posted at intersections where right turns conflict with traffic.
A left-arrow crossed by a red slash means:
Reduces conflict with oncoming traffic.
A yellow sign with speed limit and children playing means:
Fines typically doubled.
A white X-shaped sign with 'RAILWAY CROSSING' text means:
Active crossings add red flashing lights and gates.
A yellow diamond with traffic-light icon means:
Reduce speed and prepare to stop.
A yellow diamond with three circular arrows means:
Signal right before exit.
An orange or white sign reading 'ROAD CLOSED' means:
Often flooding, washout, or crash.
A white rectangular sign generally is:
Speed limits, parking, turn restrictions.
A solid white line with 'STOP' painted means:
Crossing before stopping = failure-to-stop.
Broad white parallel stripes across road mean:
Failure to yield = fine plus demerits.
Double solid yellow centre line means:
Used on curves, hills, high-hazard segments.
A blue sign with a bus silhouette means:
Metrobus (St. John's) uses signage.
A yellow sign with a school bus silhouette means:
Illegal pass of stopped school bus is serious offence.
A flashing sign reading 'POLICE CHECK AHEAD' means:
Ignoring a checkpoint is a criminal offence.
A stopped school bus with extended STOP arm and flashing red means:
Divided road with median exempts opposite.
A yellow diamond with STOP icon means:
Reduce speed gradually.
A yellow diamond with YIELD icon means:
Often before roundabouts or merges.
Warning Signs
A white rectangular sign marked 'MINIMUM 60' means:
Minimum limits on divided highways.
A yellow diamond with two arrows splitting around a median means:
Median ends at later divided-ends sign.
A yellow diamond with a lane merging toward another means:
Best practice: zipper merge at taper point.
A yellow pentagon with a walking figure means:
Paired with zebra striping at crossing.
A yellow pentagon with two children walking means:
Two-children icon is Canadian standard.
A yellow diamond with an arrow curving to the left means:
Sharper turn uses sharper arrow angle.
A yellow diamond with an S-shaped arrow means:
Common on NL coastal and inland routes.
A yellow diamond reading 'BUMP' means:
Common on NL roads after winter frost damage.
A yellow diamond with a car and skid lines means:
Bridge decks and chip-sealed pavement.
A yellow diamond reading 'NARROW BRIDGE' means:
Common on rural NL bridges.
A yellow diamond 'BRIDGE ICES BEFORE ROAD' means:
First frost of autumn catches drivers off-guard.
A yellow diamond with a deer silhouette means:
Peak risk dawn and dusk.
A yellow diamond with a moose silhouette, common throughout NL, means:
Over 600 moose-vehicle collisions per year in NL.
A yellow diamond showing rocks falling from a cliff means:
Common on NL coastal cliff roads (Gros Morne area).
A yellow diamond with a truck on a slope means:
Prevents brake fade on descents.
A yellow diamond with two converging arrows means:
Common at TCH Hwy 1 on-ramps.
An orange diamond with a worker silhouette means:
Obey flaggers and reduced limits.
A blue rectangular sign indicates:
Icons show specific services.
A yellow diamond sign always indicates:
Drivers reduce speed and prepare.
A painted bicycle symbol in a lane indicates:
St. John's has expanding bike lane network.
A blue square with cutlery means:
Part of exit amenities.
A yellow diamond with tipping truck on curve warns:
Lower advisory due to centre-of-gravity.
A sign reading 'WILDLIFE AREA NEXT X KM' means:
Reduce speed, dawn/dusk peak.
A yellow sign 'WATCH FOR MOOSE' on NL highway means:
Brake straight — don't swerve.
A yellow plate '50 km/h' under a curve warning sign is:
Failure may be negligent driving if crash.
A sign 'SCHOOL ZONE ENDS' means:
Doubled fines cease.
Construction Signs
An orange sign reading 'DETOUR' with arrow means:
Follow arrows until re-join original route.
An orange diamond with figure holding flag means:
Ignoring flagger is criminal offence.
An orange sign always indicates:
Fines often doubled.
An orange sign 'BRIDGE OUT' means:
Common after spring storms.
Information Signs
A green rectangular sign indicates:
Standardized across Canada.
A brown rectangular sign indicates:
Visitors follow brown to scenic or cultural.
A green shield with Trans-Canada maple leaf symbol means:
Nationally consistent.
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial highway route marker:
Routes like Hwy 1 (TCH), Hwy 340 (Viking Trail).
A blue square with a large H means:
Always blue square with white H.
A blue square with a tree and picnic table means:
Blue service signs.
A brown sign with a tent icon means:
Gros Morne, Terra Nova parks use these.
Road Markings
A rectangular sign with a large black arrow means:
Large arrows at each block reinforce direction.
A yellow diamond with two vertical up/down arrows means:
Reduce speed and stay right.
A yellow diamond with a sharply bent arrow (90°) means:
Often accompanied by chevrons.
A yellow diamond reading 'ROUGH ROAD' means:
Common on rural NL roads after winter frost damage.
A yellow diamond reading 'SOFT SHOULDER' means:
Common on rural NL two-lane highways after rain.
A yellow diamond with pavement-edge drop icon means:
Steering back at speed causes rollover.
A yellow diamond with T-shape and one arrow means:
No through option.
A broken yellow centre line means:
Driver judges safety.
Solid yellow your side of centreline, broken on other:
Asymmetrical sight distance.
White lane lines separate:
Universal Canadian.
A broken white line between lanes means:
Solid white discourages.
A solid white line at right edge marks:
Stay between centre yellow and right white.
A blue square with an airplane means:
Blue service sign with aircraft icon.
A green sign with truck icon and arrow directs:
Keeps residential streets quiet.
A centre lane marked with two-way arrows and yellow edges means:
Reduces rear-end collisions at commercial strips.
A sign with bus symbol and 'BUS ONLY' means:
Private entry is ticketable.
A white diamond on blue background in a lane indicates:
Less common in NL but may exist.
Other Signs
A white rectangular sign marked 'MAXIMUM 80' means:
White rectangles with MAXIMUM or just number are regulatory — enforceable.
A yellow diamond with a cow silhouette means:
Common on rural NL farming routes.
A yellow diamond reading 'LOOSE GRAVEL' means:
Common during NL road maintenance season.
A yellow diamond with T-shape road icon can mean:
Often paired with directional arrow.
A yellow diamond with plus (+) road icon means:
Scan left-right-left.
An orange diamond reading 'SURVEY CREW' means:
Same caution as worker presence.
Accessible parking spot requirements in NL:
Placard visible on dashboard.
A blue square with a fuel-pump icon indicates:
Grouped with food and lodging.
A blue square with a bed symbol means:
Blue service sign family.
A yellow diamond with a truck-bottom icon warns:
Commercial drivers attention.
A sign reading 'LOAD LIMIT 10 T' means:
Exceeding is fine.
A sign reading 'HEIGHT LIMIT 4 m' means:
Over-height vehicles cannot pass.
A sign reading 'WIDTH 3 m' means:
NL rural bridges may have 3 m widths.
A sign reading 'SPEED ZONE ENDS' means:
Common after school, playground zones.
A red circle with truck icon crossed by slash means:
Delivery exceptions with permission.
A blue sign reading 'WEIGH STATION' directs:
Signs show open/closed status.
A sign with water icon 'FLOOD AREA' means:
NL coastal flooding common during storms.
A sign reading 'FERRY' or with ferry icon directs to:
Signs guide to terminals.
A sign reading 'HIGH COLLISION AREA' means:
Common at intersections with history.
A sign 'PLAYGROUND ZONE ENDS' means:
Fines no longer doubled.
A sign 'PHOTO ENFORCED' means:
NL uses in select locations.