Sign library · Regulatory

YIELD

ColorRed and white
ShapeTriangle, point down
FamilyRegulatory
Where you see itMerges, roundabout entries, minor crossings

What it means

Slow down and give the right of way to traffic and pedestrians. The point-down triangle is used for nothing else, so the shape alone tells the story.

What you should do

Slow down, be ready to stop, and let cross traffic and pedestrians go first. Enter only when there is a safe gap. Stopping is required only if traffic makes it necessary.

Memory trick

Tip down = bow down. The sign literally points at your bumper and asks it to wait.

The mistake drivers make

Treating yield as optional. If traffic is coming, yield means they go first, every time. A yield you ignore is legally the same as running a stop sign.

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