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Traffic Signs

The best way to immediately clue into what signs mean, before even reading what they say, is to notice their shape. Just like the colors of traffic lights, these shapes have already been impressed into most drivers' unconscious memories:

The eight sided (octagonal) red sign means make a FULL STOP, before proceeding any further (Figure 1.1). As we will reiterate a few times throughout the course, you should always stop behind the white limit line . If there's no limit line, stop at the corner, or where you are not obstructing oncoming traffic. The California Vehicle Code says that if there is no line, a proper stop is at the entrance of the intersecting roadway (rather than already in the roadway). On a divided highway, stop signs are for vehicles that are crossing or turning onto the highway.


The three-sided upside down triangle always means YIELD , or slow down. When you see this sign (Figure 1.2), you can expect other traffic, and the sign is telling you that other traffic has the right of way. Be ready to stop and let this traffic, including people or bikes, pass before you go again.