PermitoGuide and service signs
Guide and service signs help you find your way and the services nearby, such as a rest area, fuel, food or a hospital.
How to tell them apart
Permito covers 9 guide and service signs. They are rectangle signs in blue, white and green. Examples are Telephone, Hospital and Camping.
What to do
These signs give information. They do not set a rule, so they are there to help you plan your stop.
The signs in this group
Telephone
The service sign shows that a telephone is available nearby.
What it looks like: A blue square with a white telephone handset.
MUTCD code D9-1
Hospital
The service sign shows that a hospital with emergency care is nearby.
What it looks like: A blue square with a white letter H.
MUTCD code D9-2
Camping
The service sign shows that a campground is available nearby.
What it looks like: A blue square with a white tent.
MUTCD code D9-3
Gas
The service sign shows that a gas station is nearby.
What it looks like: A blue square with a white fuel pump.
MUTCD code D9-7
Food
The service sign shows that a restaurant is nearby.
What it looks like: A blue square with a white plate, fork and knife.
MUTCD code D9-8
Lodging
The service sign shows that a hotel or motel is nearby.
What it looks like: A blue square with a white bed.
MUTCD code D9-9
Tourist Information
The service sign shows that tourist information is available.
What it looks like: A blue square with the white word INFO.
MUTCD code D9-10
Rest Area
A rest area with places to stop and rest is ahead.
What it looks like: A blue rectangle with the white words REST AREA and a distance.
MUTCD code D5-1
Street Name
A green sign with white letters tells the name of a street.
What it looks like: A wide green rectangle with a white street name.
MUTCD code D3-1
Common questions
What does the Telephone sign mean?
The service sign shows that a telephone is available nearby. In the MUTCD it is sign D9-1.
What does the Food sign mean?
The service sign shows that a restaurant is nearby. In the MUTCD it is sign D9-8.
What does the Street Name sign mean?
A green sign with white letters tells the name of a street. In the MUTCD it is sign D3-1.
What do guide and service signs look like?
In Permito’s set, guide and service signs are rectangle signs in blue, white and green.
Where can I practice guide and service signs?
In the Permito app, which has road sign questions in every state’s question set. The free plan includes every road sign. This website only explains them.
Other sign groups
Practice the rest in the app
Permito has a much larger question set for every state listed here, mock exams, a readiness score and an explanation for every answer. It is free to start and needs no account.
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