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Yield sign

Yield Sign

MUTCD R1-2

Slow down and give the right-of-way to traffic and pedestrians; stop if necessary.

What it looks like

A downward-pointing triangle with a wide red border and a white interior, containing the word YIELD in red letters.

When you'll see it

Found at intersections, freeway on-ramps, roundabout entrances, and merge points where your traffic stream must give way to another.

What to do

Slow down and give the right-of-way to approaching traffic and to pedestrians, stopping completely if that is what safety requires.

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Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 11th Edition — FHWA.