What shape and colour is the workers sign?

A diamond, coloured orange. Its official MUTCD code is W21-1a.

What is the correct response to this sign?

Slow down, watch for people on or beside the roadway, and be ready to stop

Move onto the shoulder so the crew can use the travel lane

Sound your horn to alert the crew as you pass

Hold your speed, since workers are always behind a barrier

Workers Sign (W21-1a)

The workers sign is a diamond and its colour is orange. It is a work zone sign. Orange means workers and equipment on the road: fines are often doubled and posted limits are mandatory.

At a glance

Shape	diamond
Color	orange
Category	Work zone signs
MUTCD code	W21-1a
Legend	WORKERS AHEAD

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What is the correct response to this sign?
Not quiteCorrect answer: B — Slow down, watch for people on or beside the roadway, and be ready to stop
People on foot may be working within a step of the travel lane, and equipment can back into it without warning. Slowing is what buys you the reaction time to avoid someone who moves unexpectedly.
Believing cones or drums protect the crew. They mark the zone; they stop nothing, and many work zones have no barrier at all.

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