What does the traffic term 'yield' require a driver to do?
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A.
Come to a full stop before entering the intersection.
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B.
Slow down and be ready to stop for others with right-of-way. Correct
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C.
Continue at the same speed unless another vehicle blocks you.
The answer is "Slow down and be ready to stop for others with right-of-way."
The manual defines yielding as slowing down and being ready to stop so someone with right-of-way can proceed. Choice A is the trap for learners who treat every yield sign as if it were a stop sign, applying the stricter rule from a familiar red-octagon habit.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Come to a full stop before entering the intersection.
A full stop is required at STOP signs, not at every yield situation. This answer treats a yield sign as if it carried the same requirement as a stop sign, safer but not the actual rule.
C. Continue at the same speed unless another vehicle blocks you.
Yielding involves actively slowing down, not waiting until a collision is imminent. This answer reads yielding as another driver's obligation rather than the driver's own duty to defer.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in California. Source: California Driver Manual, Glossary, "Yield," p.83..
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