Warning, Construction & Information Signs
You see this sign as you drive toward an intersection. What should you do?
- ASlow down and be ready to yield or stop at the YIELD sign ahead.
- BExpect cross traffic to yield to you at the next intersection.
- CPrepare to come to a full stop at the STOP sign ahead.
- DGo straight through the next intersection, because turns are not allowed.
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Correct answer: A. Slow down and be ready to yield or stop at the YIELD sign ahead.
Why
This warning sign tells you that a YIELD sign is ahead, often one that you cannot see yet. Slow down early. At the YIELD sign, give the right-of-way to traffic and pedestrians, and stop if you must. The red and white triangle on the yellow diamond shows a YIELD sign ahead. The Stop Ahead sign shows a red octagon, and the Signal Ahead sign shows a traffic signal.
Why the other answers are not correct
- B. The sign faces you, so you are the driver who must yield at the YIELD sign ahead.
- C. The Stop Ahead sign shows a red octagon; the triangle on this sign shows a YIELD sign.
- D. The arrow points ahead to where the YIELD sign stands; it does not ban turns.
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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