What does a yield sign require you to do at an intersection?
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A.
Slow down, check for traffic, and give the right-of-way to cross traffic and pedestrians. Correct
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B.
Come to a complete stop before proceeding, exactly like a stop sign.
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C.
Maintain your speed if you can time your entry between passing vehicles.
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D.
Speed up to clear the intersection before cross traffic reaches it.
The answer is "Slow down, check for traffic, and give the right-of-way to cross traffic and pedestrians."
A yield sign requires you to slow down, check for cross traffic and pedestrians, and give them the right-of-way; the manual says you stop only when a full stop is necessary to yield safely. Drivers who file a yield sign as a softer stop sign pick B, applying octagonal stop-sign discipline to a triangular sign that reserves the full stop for cases where nothing less will let you yield safely.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Come to a complete stop before proceeding, exactly like a stop sign.
The manual specifies that at a yield sign you stop only when it is necessary; a yield is not a stop sign. This answer applies octagonal stop-sign discipline to every triangular yield sign, treating yield as a safer stop rather than a slow-and-check duty.
C. Maintain your speed if you can time your entry between passing vehicles.
The manual requires you to slow down first, then check and yield; holding your speed skips the slow-down step the sign requires. This answer treats the yield sign as an advisory hint about timing a gap in traffic rather than a required slow-and-check duty.
D. Speed up to clear the intersection before cross traffic reaches it.
The manual calls for yielding to cross traffic, not racing it; accelerating through a yield contradicts the rule. This answer borrows merge-onto-highway thinking, reading the yield sign as a nudge to hurry through the next available gap.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "Signs: Regulatory Signs (Yield)," p.10..
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