What does a yield sign require a driver to do?
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A.
Stop fully, then move only after waiting ten seconds
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B.
Slow down and yield the right of way; stop only if traffic requires it Correct
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C.
Keep your speed and merge in with intersecting traffic
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D.
Flash your headlights and move through if the way looks clear
The answer is "Slow down and yield the right of way; stop only if traffic requires it"
A yield sign tells you to slow down and give the right of way; stopping is required only when traffic on the intersecting street makes it necessary. Choice A is where drivers trained to treat every red-and-white regulatory sign as a mandatory full-stop sign land, pulling the stop sign's rule across to the yield.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Stop fully, then move only after waiting ten seconds
A yield sign does not require a full stop unless traffic makes stopping necessary, and the manual sets no fixed waiting time. This answer applies the stop sign's rule to the yield because both signs carry the same red-and-white color.
C. Keep your speed and merge in with intersecting traffic
The sign requires slowing down and giving the right of way, not maintaining speed on through. This answer reads yield as a permissive merge cue and strips off the duty to slow and give the right of way.
D. Flash your headlights and move through if the way looks clear
The manual lists no headlight signal as part of yielding at a yield sign. This answer promotes a courtesy habit learned on open roads into a rule the manual never writes.
This question tests your knowledge of Regulatory Signs in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Traffic Signs: Regulatory Signs," p.83..
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