Yield Sign (R1-2)
The yield sign is a triangle down and its colour is white. 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 | triangle down |
|---|---|
| Color | white |
| Category | Regulatory signs |
| MUTCD code | R1-2 |
| Legend | YIELD |
How the test asks about it
- 1.
What does this sign require you to do?
Not quiteCorrect answer: D — Slow down and give the right-of-way to traffic and pedestrians ahead
A downward-pointing triangle always means YIELD. Slow down, be ready to stop, and let cross traffic and pedestrians go first. You only have to stop if traffic requires it.
Yield does not mean stop every time — but it does mean you must stop if there is any traffic or pedestrian with the right-of-way.
- 2.
This sign and a STOP sign both decide who goes first. What is the legal difference between them?
Not quiteCorrect answer: A — At this sign you may keep rolling if the way is genuinely clear; at a STOP sign you must halt every time
The downward triangle requires you to slow, be ready to stop and give way — a full stop only if traffic or pedestrians make one necessary. The octagon requires a complete stop on every approach, clear road or not.
Rolling through a stop sign because the road looked empty. The clear-road exception belongs to the yield sign and never to the octagon.
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