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What does an EMERGENCY ROUTE sign help drivers do?

  1. Find the nearest hospital
  2. Reach a place to wait for a tow truck
  3. Follow a planned detour around an incident
  4. Turn around on a freeway
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Correct answer: Follow a planned detour around an incident

Emergency Route signs show a set detour. The detour bypasses a road section where an incident has happened.

Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), 11th Edition with Revision 1 (FHWA, December 2025), Section 2D.59 Emergency Routing Signs and Plaques (M4-11 and M4-12 Series), page 320

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026