North Carolina Driver's Handbook, Section 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Traffic lights and arrows, flashing signals, ramp meters and hybrid beacons, the three types of signs by shape and color, and pavement markings.
Summary written by MyPermitExam from the official handbook, Revised May 2025. Not a copy of the handbook. Checked Oct 2026. Not affiliated with the DMV. North Carolina Driver Handbook
Key rules
- Right on red after a full stop unless NO TURN ON RED is posted; failing to yield to a pedestrian costs $100 to $500. p. 80
- A green arrow is a protected turn; a flashing yellow arrow allows the turn but you must yield. A dark signal works as an all-way stop. p. 81
- Shapes: octagon for stop, downward triangle for yield, pennant for no passing, pentagon for schools, circle for railroad ahead. p. 83
- Yellow diamonds warn of conditions ahead; orange ones mark work zones. p. 84
- Yellow lines separate opposite directions and white lines the same direction; pass only with a broken yellow line on your side. p. 88