Road signs
Situations
Facts
100
What does this signal mean?
The stop sign is a statutory traffic sign indicating at intersections the obligation to stop before continuing
100
You have a car and you are invited to a party at night. You know what you are going to drink and you are possibly going to end up drunk. What would you do?
Don’t go/ go but don’t take the car/ go with a friend who drives your car/ call a friend/ ask for a taxi or uber
100
What are the most famous corruption cases in Latin America and Costa Rica?
In L.A. is "Odebrecht". In Costa Rica is "Cochinilla"
200
If you see this sign on the street, what is it telling you?
The traffic sign "slippery road" is used to warn drivers of the existence of slippery pavement, condition that is aggravated by the presence of water.
200
If you were driving at night and you got into a horrible traffic accident with another car. The other person doesn't want to wait for the traffic police and he told you that he would pay for all the damage. What would you do?
You should call the traffic police and wait until he arrives.
200
Could you tell us which the first 3 countries with better infrastructure are and at what level is Costa Rica?
The top 3 countries are Chile, Ecuador and Mexico. Costa Rica is almost last in 8th place.
300
How are blue signals usually called and what do they indicate?
Blue signs are called "information signs". These inform the driver about mileage, recommendations, tourist attractions, emergency services, among others.
300
You’re working two days in a row. You’ve only slept about 2 hours and you have to be ready for a meeting at 10 a.m. You’re too tired to drive, but you can’t be late. What would you do in that situation?
You sleep a little before you go/ You order a car/ You go by bus/ You ask a friend for help/ You change the time of the meeting.
300
What are some challenges that Costa Rica must start doing?
Road safety, invest in road infrastructure, and decrease corruption.
400
Green road signs are signs...? What do they indicate?
Green traffic signs are information signs about the names and locations of destinations along the route.
400
If you’re driving and there’s a stop sign, but there’s also a traffic officer, what would you do? you follow orders from the traffic sign or the officer. Think about it, it’s a "stop" sign.
Even if it’s a stop sign, you have to follow the officer’s instructions. I mean, if there’s a stop sign, but the officer tells you to move on, you gotta listen to him.
400
What is the company in charge of ensuring the infrastructure in Costa Rica and how is work?
MOPT makes the decisions about the construction, expansion, repair, and maintenance of roads in Costa Rica. Even this institution works with other institutions to repair or improve the roads, for example, CONAVI, COSEVI and ICT.
500
What are orange road signs called and what can these signs indicate? Also, could you tell me what 3 orange sings are?
Orange signals are called transient signals. As the name suggests, they don’t often stay in one place for long. These serve as preventive, regulatory or informative signs.
Truck crossing, road closed ahead, no center stripe...
500
You’re in a hurry, there’s a very slow truck in front of you and you need to get to work in 20 minutes. There are two continuous yellow lines on the road and you plan to overtake the truck on a curve. Would you do it or not? Explain why you would or wouldn’t.
You should not do so, it is forbidden to overtake when there is continuous double yellow line, because, each line corresponds to a sense of circulation. It is also forbidden to overtake in corners, because you do not have good visibility and it is a dangerous automobile maneuver.
500
How often does Mopt repair and improve road infrastructure?
MOPT Repairs and improves road infrastructure depends on the road state, priorities of maintenance, resources, and climate changes.