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What does a red-and-white triangular sign mean?

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  1. 1. How should you respond when approaching this sign?
    Downward-pointing triangle with a red border and YIELD lettering.
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  1. How should you respond when approaching this sign?

    Correct answer: Slow down and give the right-of-way when needed

    A YIELD sign gives priority to road users who would conflict with your path. Reduce speed, check for vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians, and stop if needed. Traffic behind you does not remove your duty to yield.

    Source: Section 7 — Signs: Red YIELD Sign ↗

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Practice question from our California study set. Any state-specific rules in its feedback apply to California; check your own state handbook for local requirements.

The answer, explained

The downward-pointing red-and-white triangle is a YIELD sign. Slow down, give way to conflicting road users, and stop when needed.

Check for vehicles, people walking, and bicyclists whose paths would conflict with yours before entering. A clear approach may allow you to continue after yielding, but pressure from a vehicle behind you never removes that responsibility.

A common mistake

Treating YIELD as permission to keep your speed whenever the lane directly ahead looks empty misses crossing traffic.