What shape and colour is the in-street pedestrian crossing sign?

A rect v, coloured fluorescent-yellow-green. Its official MUTCD code is R1-6.

This sign is mounted in the roadway itself at a crosswalk. It exists to:

Put the yield requirement directly in the driver's line of sight

Warn that the crosswalk is closed

Show where pedestrians must wait

In-Street Pedestrian Crossing Sign (R1-6)

The in-street pedestrian crossing sign is a rect v and its colour is fluorescent-yellow-green. It is a regulatory sign: it states a traffic law you must obey. Ignoring it is a citation, not a judgement call.

At a glance

Shape	rect v
Color	fluorescent-yellow-green
Category	Regulatory signs
MUTCD code	R1-6
Legend	STATE LAW YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS WITHIN CROSSWALK

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How the test asks about it

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This sign is mounted in the roadway itself at a crosswalk. It exists to:
Not quiteCorrect answer: D — Put the yield requirement directly in the driver's line of sight
Placing the sign in the lane rather than at the roadside is deliberate: a sign on a pole beside a busy street gets filtered out, one in the road does not.
Some drivers treat it as a temporary or decorative object. It carries a statutory yield requirement.

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