A red YIELD sign requires drivers to:
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A.
Come to a full stop every time
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B.
Speed up to merge with cross traffic
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C.
Slow down and be ready to stop Correct
The answer is "Slow down and be ready to stop"
A YIELD sign requires slowing and being ready to stop, not stopping every time or accelerating. The full-stop answer comes from lumping YIELD in with STOP; the manual keeps YIELD a conditional slowdown, not an automatic halt.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Come to a full stop every time
The manual reserves the automatic full stop for STOP signs; YIELD is a slowdown, with a stop only if needed. This answer applies the STOP-sign rule to a YIELD, a mix-up that comes from grouping the two red signs together.
B. Speed up to merge with cross traffic
The manual calls for slowing, not accelerating, at a YIELD sign. This answer borrows the freeway on-ramp habit of accelerating to match traffic and misapplies it to a city YIELD.
This question tests your knowledge of Regulatory Signs in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Red YIELD Sign," p.35..
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