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 Regulatory Signs in California. Source: California Driver's Handbook, Glossary, "Yield," p.84..
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