Regulatory, Lane & Parking Signs
You see this sign before a marked crosswalk on a road with two lanes in your direction. What does it tell you?
- ADrive up to the edge of the crosswalk, then yield to anyone crossing.
- BYield to people on foot at this point, back from the crosswalk.
- CCome to a full stop here even when the crosswalk is empty.
- DPeople on foot must wait here and let vehicles pass first.
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Correct answer: B. Yield to people on foot at this point, back from the crosswalk.
Why
This sign is used before a crosswalk on a road with more than one lane in your direction. The arrow points to the yield line. When a pedestrian is crossing or about to cross, yield at that line, back from the crosswalk. If you stop at the crosswalk edge, you can block the view of drivers in the next lane, and they may not see the person. A similar sign with a red STOP octagon tells you to stop there.
Why the other answers are not correct
- A. Wrong: the arrow points to the place to yield, which is back from the crosswalk, so drivers in the next lane can still see the person.
- C. Wrong: this is a yield sign; you stop here when you must yield to a person who is crossing.
- D. Wrong: the sign tells drivers to yield to pedestrians, not pedestrians to yield to drivers.
Verified against Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 · Section 2B.19 Yield Here To Pedestrians Signs and Stop Here For Pedestrians Signs (R1-5 Series) · p. 122
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