Intersections & Right-of-Way
You come to a STOP sign with this plaque below it. What should you do?
- AStop, and then go first if you got there before cross traffic.
- BGo on without stopping, because the plaque replaces the STOP sign.
- CStop, then edge out so that cross traffic will stop for you.
- DStop, and then wait for a safe gap in the cross traffic.
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Correct answer: D. Stop, and then wait for a safe gap in the cross traffic.
Why
This plaque goes below a STOP sign. It tells you that traffic on the cross road does not have to stop, so this is not an all-way stop. Make a full stop, then wait for a safe gap in the cross traffic before you go. Do not use the first-to-arrive rule of an all-way stop here. A red ALL-WAY plaque below a STOP sign means the opposite: traffic from every direction must stop.
Why the other answers are not correct
- A. Wrong: the first-to-arrive rule is for an all-way stop; here the cross traffic has no STOP sign.
- B. Wrong: the plaque is mounted below the STOP sign and adds to it; you must still make a full stop.
- C. Wrong: cross traffic does not have to stop, so pulling out in front of it can cause a crash.
Verified against Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 · Section 2C.66 Traffic Does Not Stop Plaques (W4-4P Series) · p. 239
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