YIELD sign means slow and give way
A free practice question for the New York permit test, with the answer explained.
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What does this sign tell you to do?
The rule
A YIELD sign is red and white with red letters. Slow down as you near the intersection, be ready to stop, and let vehicles and people in or approaching it go first; stop fully if traffic makes it necessary.
A YIELD sign means slow down and be ready to stop. Let vehicles and pedestrians in or coming toward the intersection go first, then continue.
From the New York State Driver's Manual, page 29. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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