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NO PASSING ZONE

ColorYellow
ShapePennant (sideways triangle)
FamilyWarning
Where you see itThe left side of the road, at the start of the zone

What it means

A no-passing zone begins exactly here. The pennant is the only sign shaped like a sideways flag, and the only warning sign that stands on the left.

What you should do

Do not begin a pass, and finish any pass already underway. The zone exists because sight distance ahead is too short: a hill, a curve, a hidden dip.

Memory trick

The flag points at the exact spot the zone begins. Left side, sideways, one of a kind.

The mistake drivers make

Confusing it with the yield triangle. Yield points down and is red; the pennant points sideways and is yellow. Different shape direction, completely different law.

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