A sign shaped like a downward-pointing triangle requires you to:
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A.
Always come to a complete stop first before going.
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B.
Slow down, yield, and stop if necessary. Correct
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C.
Watch for pedestrians in the crosswalk.
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D.
Merge into the next available lane.
The answer is "Slow down, yield, and stop if necessary."
The downward-pointing triangle is the yield sign. It tells you to slow down and yield right of way, and to stop the same as you would for a stop sign if needed. The octagon is the only shape that requires a full stop every time. Pedestrian and merge warnings are yellow diamonds. The triangle shape is reserved for yield, which is why it is recognizable even from behind, since the back of a yield sign also forms a triangle.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Always come to a complete stop first before going.
The triangle is yield, not stop. You only stop if needed, not every time. Misreading: Confuses the yield triangle with the stop octagon, which is the only shape that requires a complete stop every time.
C. Watch for pedestrians in the crosswalk.
Pedestrian crossing warnings use yellow signs, not the yield triangle. Misreading: Confuses the yield triangle with yellow pedestrian crossing warning signs covered in the warning-signs section.
D. Merge into the next available lane.
Merge warnings are yellow diamond signs, not the yield triangle. Misreading: Confuses the yield triangle with the yellow diamond merge warning sign covered in the warning-signs section.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Signs and Traffic Signals, Regulatory Signs - Prohibitive," p.7..
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