What shape and colour is the yield ahead sign?

A diamond, coloured yellow. Its official MUTCD code is W3-2.

You are approaching this sign at highway speed. What does it tell you to prepare for?

A yield sign ahead, where you slow and give way to the traffic that has the right of way

A signal ahead that is about to turn red

A point ahead where other drivers must yield to you

A merge where you hold your speed and take the gap

Yield Ahead Sign (W3-2)

The yield ahead sign is a diamond and its colour is yellow. It is a warning sign: something ahead — a curve, a crossing, a change in the road — needs you to slow down and adjust what you are doing.

At a glance

Shape	diamond
Color	yellow
Category	Warning signs
MUTCD code	W3-2

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How the test asks about it

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You are approaching this sign at highway speed. What does it tell you to prepare for?
Not quiteCorrect answer: A — A yield sign ahead, where you slow and give way to the traffic that has the right of way
It warns of an upcoming yield point. Knowing early lets you shed speed gradually instead of braking hard at the line, which is what makes it possible to actually give way rather than force your way in.
Reading yield as slow down a little. If there is no safe gap, yielding means coming to a stop.

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