Warning, Construction & Information Signs
What should you do when you see this sign?
- AStop at the sign, then go when the way is clear.
- BSpeed up to get through before traffic stops.
- CKeep your speed until you see the stopped traffic.
- DSlow down and be ready for stopped traffic ahead.
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Correct answer: D. Slow down and be ready for stopped traffic ahead.
Why
This yellow warning sign tells you that traffic ahead may be stopped, often at a traffic signal. Slow down, look well ahead, and be ready to stop smoothly. You do not stop at the sign itself. When the stop is at a signal, a Signal Ahead sign with a signal symbol comes first, before this sign.
Why the other answers are not correct
- A. This is a yellow warning sign, not a STOP sign, so you do not stop at the sign itself.
- B. The sign warns of stopped traffic ahead, so you slow down instead of speeding up.
- C. The sign gives you early warning, so you slow down now instead of waiting until the stopped traffic is in view.
Verified against Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 · Section 2C.35 Advance Traffic Control Signs (W3-1, W3-2, W3-3, and W3-4) · p. 218
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