Stop bar
Also known as: stop line, limit line
A wide solid white line painted across a lane at an intersection, marking where a driver must stop for a red signal or stop sign. When no stop bar is present, the driver stops before the crosswalk, or before entering the intersection if there is no crosswalk.
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Practice questions
- You reach a stop sign at an intersection with no stop line and no marked crosswalk. Where... · North Carolina practice question
- You see a yellow diamond warning sign posted alongside the roadway. According to the manua... · New York practice question
- You approach a STOP sign at an intersection where both a white stop line and a marked cros... · New York practice question
- You approach a STOP sign with a marked crosswalk and no limit line. Where do you make your... · California practice question
- Aside from a light, sign, or officer requiring it, when else does the manual say you must... · New York practice question
Articles
Road signs
- Do Not Block Intersection · Sign
- Go On Slow · Sign
- Stop · Sign
- Stop Here For Pedestrians (Right) · Sign
Pavement markings
- Left-or-Right Turn Arrow · Pavement marking
- Left-Turn Arrow · Pavement marking
- Railroad Crossing Pavement Marking · Pavement marking
- Right-Turn Arrow · Pavement marking
- Stop Line · Pavement marking
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