You approach a YIELD sign. According to the manual, when must you come to a full stop?
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A.
Only when traffic conditions require it Correct
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B.
Only if a police officer signals you to stop
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C.
Only when you have to yield to a pedestrian
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D.
Every time, treating it like a STOP sign
The answer is "Only when traffic conditions require it"
A YIELD sign tells you to slow down and yield to vehicles and pedestrians in or heading toward the intersection; a full stop is required only when traffic conditions at the intersection leave you no safe way through. Choice D is the trap because YIELD and STOP sit together as regulation signs and both use red, so drivers who learn the two as a pair carry the STOP sign's mandatory-stop rule over to YIELD.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Only if a police officer signals you to stop
Officer directions override any sign under a separate rule, but they aren't the trigger built into the YIELD sign itself; the sign's own trigger is traffic conditions at the intersection. This answer substitutes the general 'officer overrides sign' rule from the traffic-officer paragraph in the traffic-lights section, treating the officer as the sign's own trigger.
C. Only when you have to yield to a pedestrian
A pedestrian in or heading toward the intersection can be part of the traffic conditions that require a stop, but the manual's rule covers vehicles alongside pedestrians, not pedestrians alone. This answer narrows 'traffic conditions' down to pedestrians only because YIELD signs get taught alongside crosswalk-yielding examples.
D. Every time, treating it like a STOP sign
The manual distinguishes YIELD from STOP; a YIELD asks you to slow and give right-of-way to vehicles and pedestrians in or heading toward the intersection, with a full stop reserved for when traffic conditions require it. This answer carries the STOP sign's mandatory-stop rule over to YIELD because both signs share the red color and sit together in the regulation-sign entry.
This question tests your knowledge of Regulatory Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Chapter 4 / Traffic Control: Regulation Signs: Yield Sign," p.29..
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