YIELD sign means slow and give way
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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What does this sign tell you to do?
The rule
A YIELD sign means slow down and get ready to stop so that any vehicle, bicyclist or pedestrian can go first. You stop only when someone needs to go ahead of you.
A YIELD sign means slow down and be ready to stop. Let any car, bike rider or person on foot go before you, then continue.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 7, page 35. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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