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hey it's jacn and I'm so lucky that I
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get to be your driving instructor today
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I bet you came here because you have
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specific questions about street
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signs so we're going to review all the
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street signs that you had to memorize
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for your permit but maybe you haven't
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seen since we're going to drive in an
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area where we'll be able to see the
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street signs and also just really be
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able to understand why it's so important
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that we understand what the street signs
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mean the most common street sign we're
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going to be looking for is the stop sign
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which is painted bright red and is a
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hexagon shape when we're approaching an
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intersection we also look for the back
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of that stop sign shape which will be
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silver and hexagon shaped and that helps
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us know who has stop signs and who
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doesn't another common sign we're going
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to be looking for is a diamond shaped
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sign and that means caution it's
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generally painted bright yellow yellow
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or sometimes orange because yellow and
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orange are our caution colors and when
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we see a diamond shape sign we want to
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really read carefully and understand
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what the Traffic Engineers wanted us to
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know we're also going to be looking for
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white signs that are rectangular shape
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that have our speed limits and we're
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going to be looking for Diamond caution
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signs that have symbols related to
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Curves or turns or Wiggly roads that
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might be coming up anything that is
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printed on a white sign is the law so
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our speed limit sign that's printed on a
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white sign is the lot that's the upper
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limit that we can follow and on curvy
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roads we'll often see a yellow sign with
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a recommended speed often 15 sometimes
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20 depending on the curve of the road
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those yellow signs are cautions they're
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suggestions they're not exactly a speed
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limit so you couldn't get a ticket for
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going 18 if it says 15 on a yellow sign
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but you might not feel is safe if there
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is a caution sign it means that the
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Traffic Engineers have studied the road
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and they put those signs to make sure
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that everyone can pass through safely so
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let's get out on the road with a
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specific focus of noticing and
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understanding and talking about our
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street signs and how they're posted to
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keep us safe here we
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go so the first sign we come to is of
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course our stop
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sign and I'm going to turn right at the
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stop sign observing my full stop at the
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first limit line and then creeping
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forward with my mirror over the second
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limit line just to make
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sure because there's a bump here right
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back there where you couldn't see there
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was a yellow diamond sign that said
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caution 15 bump they really do try to
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give us a lot of information when we're
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out on the
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road stopping at another stop sign I
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told you that's the most important sign
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that we're going to be looking
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for and then while we're driving down
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this road let's notice the no parking
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anytime sign that's because the road is
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narrow and if cars were parked on the
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right hand side it would be hard for us
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to pass by we also noticed the keep
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right sign to the left of us that's
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because there's a big concrete median
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and they wouldn't want anyone to
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accidentally bump it and all along here
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we see yield to pedestrian signs speed
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limit signs another keep right sign all
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the signs that help keep us in our
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position so that we don't accidentally
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go in the wrong lane or the wrong
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direction or the wrong speed another
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reminder of our 25 mph speed limit
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sign it's pretty quiet around here until
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we see the next yellow diamond shaped
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caution sign which tells us that there's
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a trail Crossing for bicyclists and
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pedestrians in 200 ft and that Black
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Arrow REM reminds us the driver to look
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here for
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pedestrians now we've got our sharp
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curve so we go 15 M then on the left
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there was a do not enter sign because
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that left road is a one-way Street
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exiting toward us so we're not allowed
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to
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enter already in the last 2 minutes
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we've seen about half of the signs that
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you had to memorize to get your permit
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test so I hope you're feeling like okay
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I see where they're posted I can see
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what they're trying to tell me and then
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your job is to always read the
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signs and apply the safe skill that the
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sign is asking you to
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apply sometimes I'm driving with
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students and they'll say I haven't seen
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a speed limit sign in a while how am I
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supposed to know the speed limit and the
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rule is that you remember the last speed
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limit sign you saw which for us was 35 M
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an hour and we keep that speed until we
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see a new sign that gives us a new speed
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limit and that's just because our
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community would look kind of ugly if we
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had street signs posted like every 100
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ft so there's part of this driving thing
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where you just have to remember all the
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things you studied for your per
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perit hidden under that tree is our next
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speed limit sign it says 30 m an
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hour We're reducing our speed to 30 cuz
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we're about to approach a tunnel and to
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the right of the tunnel we see a quiet
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sign and a turn on lights sign we're
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also given information about the height
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of the tunnel in case we were a really
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tall truck we would want to know if we
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could
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through and we can see that car on the
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left didn't turn their lights on they
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didn't observe the law and so they
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looked super dark as they were coming
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out of the
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tunnel exiting the tunnel we see a stop
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ahead sign and a reminder to check our
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lights so I'm going to turn my lights
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off and I'm going to turn left at this
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stop sign
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and I am going to take my
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turn
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observing a pedestrian clearing the
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crosswalk and now I've got railroad
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track signs railroad
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crossing we're going to go over the
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railroad tracks at a nice cautious speed
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of 15
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and now I see another yellow diamond
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caution sign for a fire station and
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that's important information because at
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any time I could hear the sirens going
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off and if I have early warning I won't
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be as startled and I'll be better
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prepared to stay out of the way of the
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fir truck
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our stops at our stop signs have become
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so routine I hope that you feel it too
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we stop we look right and left and right
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and then we take our
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turn at this next intersection I notice
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I don't have stop signs the right and
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left do and I can tell because I see the
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back of their stop signs the silver
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color and the
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hexagon at this next intersection we're
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going to look at all the street signs so
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we can decide which way to go usually we
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drive on the right side of the street so
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it's sort of an instinct to go toward
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the right but we see two bright signs
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square with red circle do not enter to
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the left we see 15 mph two-way traffic
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sign and then we see the median sign
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which shows us we are The Black Arrow
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and so even though it feels weird in the
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United States to drive toward the left
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we follow the street signs and we stay
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safe and knowing that this is a two-way
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street is really important because it
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certainly feels like a oneway street so
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we're cautious looking for any oncoming
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traffic so we can make sure that we slow
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down and negotiate the space so we both
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could pass
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safely I see the back of a diamond shape
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which means
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caution and my road continues to the
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right I see another yellow diamond
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caution
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shape more no parking signs because on
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this two-way Road there's no room for
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parked
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cars and as I come around the corner
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here I see a yellow sign which shows me
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that there is two-way traffic and the
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caution sign alerts me to be really
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careful looking for
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traffic you may have also noticed that
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there was not a stop sign at that
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t we have to Remember full stop at every
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te whether there's a sign or
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not now we're going to pass through a
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big intersection with no stop signs and
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no yield signs
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everybody yields looking
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cautiously and I'm going to turn left
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and I Am The Black Arrow on the right
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side of that sign that said there's a
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median you stay to the
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right there's a oneway sign letting me
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know that that little part of the road
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was oneway and now I'm back on a two-way
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Road even though there's no signs I can
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tell because cars are parked heading
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toward
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me as I approach this intersection I'm
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going to make a right
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turn and again this is a two-way road if
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it was oneway there would be a long
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rectangular sign with an arrow pointing
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in the direction that the road
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goes but this one is
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two-way I'm going to curve left with the
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road because the right curve goes into a
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driveway and the little blue dot on the
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ground helps remind me to stay on my
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right side of the
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road even though there isn't a Center
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Line painted down the middle of this
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road I remember it's a two-way
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street if it was oneway there would be a
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one-way
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sign and when I'm driving in
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neighborhoods with wi 90 roads and
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cliffs it's normal to use a little bit
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of a slower speed 15 is a perfect
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caution
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speed I'm going to turn right at this
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intersection to the left I see a NADA
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through street sign and also to the left
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I see a downhill sign again using that
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yellow color and the diamond shape which
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is our caution
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color here we have a no left turn sign
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and do not enter
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signs just to be sure that we won't
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accidentally try to turn left onto that
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oneway
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street and as I pop out here I see a
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yield sign and that reminds me that I am
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slow and
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cautious looking and I would stop if I
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had to but I go if I don't have a reason
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to stop
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I'm going to make a right turn at this
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stop sign I see a pedestrian passing so
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of course I'm going to yield to The
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Pedestrian and I'm also thinking about
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to the left making sure that I can see
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around that white truck before I make my
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turn and now I see lots of yellow
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caution alerting me that the road curves
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to the left
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I have a white speed limit sign of 20 so
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that's my new speed limit for this
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section of the
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road going to safely pass the UPS truck
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looking carefully for the driver I don't
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want to accidentally bump a a person
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trying to get back to their
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truck and all the way down I observe
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that 20 mph sign that I saw back
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there and I hope you're starting to feel
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like the street signs are special
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messages just to
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you here I notice a diamond yellow shape
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which alerts me that there's a yield so
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I look for those cars I make sure no
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one's coming and then I
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continue and again we've got no parking
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signs on the right hand side really
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important to notice that you don't want
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to accidentally get a parking
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ticket and as I come forward I've just
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made a big loop and I'm back on the
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other side of this tunnel and I see
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again the turn on light sign and
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underneath the turn on light sign it has
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two arrows pointing left so that is
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telling me if you're turning left turn
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on your lights to go through the
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tunnel and I creep to my second limit
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line where I can look through the tunnel
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and see the flash of light from cars
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coming and when it's safe I make my
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turn so that was a little fun with
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street signs there's a reason they make
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you memorize the shape and the color of
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all the signs because one day you're
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going to be out on the road you might be
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in a new neighborhood that you're
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unfamiliar with and being able to very
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quickly notice the signs read the
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information and react while you're
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driving is going to help you be a really
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smooth and safe
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driver let's turn right at this four-way
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stop no noticing the
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pedestrians they waved us on so we're
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going to go ahead once we know that
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they're safely stopped and if they want
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us to go and we see more signs a keep
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right sign a school crossing sign in
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bright
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yellow we see look for pedestrian signs
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and again that arrow pointing down means
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dear driver please look here cuz this is
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a spot where a little kid could be
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standing waiting to
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cross more school crossing signs more
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alert to pedestrian
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signs and then as we continue forward we
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see a yellow caution sign that says no
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Outlet dead end so we won't be surprised
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that when we get to the end of this road
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we're going to have to make a uturn
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and the sign was right here we are at
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the end of the
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road we are going to make a uturn we see
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other signs here noting private property
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and no
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trespassing that's something that we
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remember when we're a car or a
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pedestrian or a
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cyclist and the sign on the right says
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no parking street sweeping but it's not
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street sweeping time so I'm going to
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pull over and park right here by this
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bright yellow school
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sign and that is going to complete our
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fun review of signs I hope you liked
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driving around this neighborhood I hope
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that driving in California takes you to
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all kinds of awesome neighborhoods
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depending on when the neighborhood was
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colonized there will be different sorts
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of streets this one was really windy
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with narrow roads if if a neighborhood
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was colonized more recently it'll have
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more of a grid-like structure um with
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more right and left turns that are more
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normal but thank you for following along
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we got to see railroad tracks we got to
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see yield signs we got to see of course
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our stop signs our caution for
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pedestrian signs school crossing signs
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and the important thing for you to
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remember is every sign is a personal
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note to you dear driver notice and
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respond safely
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thanks for being a safe driver that
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