YIELD sign means slow and give way
A free practice question for the Massachusetts permit test, with the answer explained.
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What does this sign tell you to do?
The rule
At a YIELD sign, slow down and be ready to stop. Cars, bicyclists and people on foot go before you; come to a full stop if traffic makes 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 Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 86. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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