Regulatory signs
Yield sign
Slow down and give the right-of-way to traffic and pedestrians; stop if needed.
What it looks like
Downward-pointing red and white triangle with red letters reading YIELD.
- Type
- Regulatory
- Federal design code
- MUTCD R1-2
From real handbooks
How permit tests ask about it
44 of our verified questions in 41 states show this sign. A few of them, each from a different handbook where we can:
1.What does this sign mean?
- AMerge without slowing down
- BYou have the right-of-way
- CLet other vehicles have the right-of-way
- DStop only if a train is coming
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✓ C. Let other vehicles have the right-of-way
A YIELD sign means you must let other vehicles on the roadway have the right-of-way, slowing or stopping if needed.
Source: Mississippi Driver's License Manual (Revised December 2024), page 28
2.What must you do when you come to this sign?
- AStop completely every single time
- BLet all traffic and pedestrians go first
- CGo first, then let the others go
- DMerge without slowing down at all
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✓ B. Let all traffic and pedestrians go first
A yield sign means slow down and let all traffic and pedestrians go before you proceed, stopping if necessary.
3.You approach this sign and no other traffic is near. What must you do?
- AStop and wait for a green light
- BSpeed up to merge quickly
- CSlow, be ready to stop, and go if clear
- DAlways stop completely
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✓ C. Slow, be ready to stop, and go if clear
At a yield sign be ready to stop, but you need to stop only when other traffic has the right-of-way.
Source: Official Hawaii Driver's Manual (English) (HMG 5/2023), page 44