Regulatory, Lane & Parking Signs
You are following another vehicle on a two-lane road when you see this sign. What should you do?
- APass if you see no oncoming traffic ahead.
- BStop before you reach the sign, and do not drive past it.
- CWait until you go by the sign, and then pass.
- DStay behind it until the no-passing zone ends.
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Correct answer: D. Stay behind it until the no-passing zone ends.
Why
DO NOT PASS is a regulatory sign. It marks a zone where passing is not allowed, often because you cannot see far enough ahead. Stay in your lane behind the vehicle until the zone ends. A PASS WITH CARE sign can mark the end of the zone. A yellow pennant-shaped NO PASSING ZONE sign on the left side of the road gives a similar warning.
Why the other answers are not correct
- A. The sign marks a zone where passing is not allowed, because the view ahead or other conditions make it unsafe.
- B. On this sign, PASS means to overtake another vehicle; the sign does not tell traffic to stop, so you drive on in your lane.
- C. The sign marks the start of, or a point within, a zone, and the ban goes on past the sign.
Verified against Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 · Section 2B.36 DO NOT PASS Sign (R4-1) · p. 143, 144
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