I took my five hour driving class this Saturday and that means I'm �one step closer to getting my license. I asked around before going because I was curious as to what this five hour class could possibly consist of. I heard boring black and white videos about the safety of the road and I heard that sometimes it's not even five hours, counting the breaks in between.

My class was nothing at all like that it was quite entertaining because about fifteen of us got engaged in the class and asked questions. We starting with a pre-licencing knowledge test that is usually given at the end of the class. However, our instructor thought we would retain the information better if we used what we knew and what we didn't know.

There were a few things that stood out to me during this class: we were asked what were the nine sign colors. This was a huge thing because my instructor said if anyone could name and explain them, we would get the five hour class for free. We got really excited, that's until I really thought, and I could only come up with four colors, sad I know.

The first color was red, and automatically we think of STOP. It's used for stop and yield, or for don't enter or wrong way. Almost always, when red is seen on a street sign, you must stop.

The second color is yellow, and it's a warning sign. It's for caution and usually lets drivers know what to look out for whether it's crossing children, wildlife crossing, or merging lanes. When you see yellow, you're usually require to slow down and proceed with caution.

The third color is green, and it's a directional sign. Usually the signs all around, on the streets, or highway that shows direction or your location is in green. I automatically thought, green meant go! which was only in terms of the street light. But, permissive regulation and parking signs are also green which are most or the informational signs on the streets.

The fourth color is orange, which symbols road work. Almost all of the time if you see an orange street sign expect construction to be near by or road maintenance ahead. These changes are often temporary traffic control signs until the work is finished.

The fifth color is brown, which can represent any historical place like The Brooklyn Museum or Chelsea Piers. It can also represent local recreation or cultural areas and guide drivers to parks.

The sixth and seventh colors are black and white, which are used to provide regulations. It's often for one way signs, the changes in the night speed limit, and truck regulation signs.

The eighth color is purple, and I could really think of any purple sign. My instructor explained that it is so EASY that we would even thing about it. Automatically I thought about the E-ZPass.

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The ninth color is blue, which is a service color. It's for travelers services, information signs, and emergency evacuation route signs. It is also seen on the interstate and used as some state route markers.

I went into the class confidently knowing four sign colors, that I still couldn't really explain. I used examples of signs in my definition but now I'm able to explain nine sign colors and use signs an an example rather than a definition. I also learned that everyone has a different experoence in the five hour class, it all depends on where you go and I really enjoyed mine.