What should you do at a yield sign?

What should you do at a yield sign?

• A. Stop completely and proceed when safe
• B. Stop briefly, then go
• C. Maintain your speed and merge
• D. Slow down, yield to traffic on the main road, and proceed when safe

Answer: (D)

When you see a yield sign, you don’t have the right-of-way. You must slow down and yield to traffic and pedestrians on the main road, entering or crossing only when it’s safe. If there’s no traffic or pedestrians on the main road, you may proceed without stopping. This is the rule even if you’re turning; you still need to wait for a safe gap in the flow of traffic. So the action described—slow down, yield to traffic on the main road, and proceed when safe—fits exactly what a yield sign requires. It’s not about stopping fully every time, and you shouldn’t maintain your speed or merge as if you had priority.

When you see a yield sign, you don’t have the right-of-way. You must slow down and yield to traffic and pedestrians on the main road, entering or crossing only when it’s safe. If there’s no traffic or pedestrians on the main road, you may proceed without stopping. This is the rule even if you’re turning; you still need to wait for a safe gap in the flow of traffic.

So the action described—slow down, yield to traffic on the main road, and proceed when safe—fits exactly what a yield sign requires. It’s not about stopping fully every time, and you shouldn’t maintain your speed or merge as if you had priority.