1993 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 148

STOPII WORKERS FLAGGER LOW HEAD SHOULDER Orange indicatesroadconstruction or rnaincnance. You'll want to slow down when you see an orange sign, as part of the road may be closed off or torn up. And there may be workers and maintenance vehicles around, too. Shape Of Road S@S The shape of the sign will tell you something, too. An octagonal (eight-sided) sign means Stop. It is always red with white letters. A diamond-shaped sign is a warning of something ahead-for example, a curve, steep hill, soft shoulder, or a narrow bridge. SWIMMING CANOEING Brown signs point out recreation areas or points of historicor cultural interest. A triangle, pointed downward, indicates Yield. It assigns the rightof way to traffic on certain approaches to an intersection. A triangular sign also is used on twolane roads to indicate aNo Passing Zone. This sign will beon the left side of the roadway. 147