Warning sign · MUTCD W3-2
Yield Ahead
A yield sign is ahead, usually out of sight around a curve or over a hill. You will soon have to give the right-of-way to other traffic.
- Shape
- Diamond
- Color
- Yellow background, small red-and-white triangle with a black upward arrow
What to do
Slow down and start checking for traffic on the road you will be joining. Approach the yield sign at a speed that lets you stop if the way is not clear. Be ready to merge smoothly if there is a gap.
Where you see it
In advance of a yield sign that cannot be seen from far enough away, such as before a hidden ramp or roundabout.
Test trap
Like Stop Ahead, this sign only warns; the yielding happens at the triangle sign itself. Do not confuse the small red-and-white triangle with the red octagon of Stop Ahead.
Memory tip: A little yield triangle with an arrow — get ready to give way up ahead.
Practice question
A yellow diamond sign showing a red-and-white triangle and an arrow means:
- Yield sign ahead
- Yield to pedestrians only
- Warning: road work
- Merge left
Answer: A. A yield sign is ahead; slow down and be ready to yield.
MUTCD sign meanings (as taught in state driver handbooks)