Fines Double In Work Zone sign
Traffic fines, most often for speeding, are increased inside this work zone. Slow down and follow the posted work zone limit exactly.
Mounted at the start of a work zone, typically just below or beside the reduced speed limit sign for that stretch.
How to recognise it
This sign is a tall rectangle in orange, used only for temporary work zones. Orange means people are working on or near the road. Fines are typically doubled in an active work zone, which is exactly the kind of detail permit tests like to ask about.
What the test wants you to know
This penalty usually targets speeding and sometimes reckless driving specifically, not every possible violation, and in several states it only doubles while workers are actually present. Tests probe that nuance rather than the plain fact that fines go up.
Practise it
Reading about a sign is not the same as recognising it in half a second with an examiner watching. Every state road signs test on this site shows the sign and asks you to name it, then shows four faces and asks you to pick the right one.
Road Work Ahead
Workers Ahead