Yield Here to Pedestrians Sign: Meaning and What to Do
The white square showing a small yield triangle, the words HERE TO, a walking figure, and an arrow is posted in advance of an unsignalized crosswalk. It tells drivers to yield to pedestrians at that point, before the crosswalk, so that a stopped vehicle does not block the view of drivers in adjacent lanes.
Yield Here to Pedestrians Sign
The sign and its stop-sign twin address the same crash: one car yields for a pedestrian, the car in the next lane sees only a stopped car, and drives on into the person stepping out from in front of it. Yielding back from the crosswalk keeps everyone's sight line open.
What to do when you see the yield here to pedestrians sign
Slow as you approach, and if anyone is in the crosswalk or waiting at its edge, yield at the sign and its yield line rather than at the crosswalk. Wait until the pedestrian has cleared your lane and the lanes beside you, then proceed. Do not pass any vehicle that has stopped or slowed for the crossing.
The signs it is confused with
Tests pair it with Stop Here for Pedestrians, which requires a complete stop, and with the yellow Pedestrian Crossing warning diamond, which warns of the crosswalk but assigns no duty by itself. Both regulatory signs are white squares; the triangle or octagon on the face tells them apart.
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What does yield here to pedestrians mean?
Give the right of way to people in the crosswalk ahead, and do it at the sign, back from the crosswalk, so drivers in other lanes can still see them.
Do I have to stop completely?
Only if stopping is what it takes to let the pedestrian cross safely. Yield means slow and give way; a full stop is required whenever anything less would endanger the person.
What is the difference from the stop version?
The stop version requires a complete stop whenever a pedestrian is crossing. Which sign a crosswalk gets is a state or local decision, and the face of the sign tells you which rule applies.
What is the multiple-threat crash?
One driver stops for a pedestrian, the driver in the next lane cannot see why, and continues into the crosswalk. The advance yield point exists to prevent it.
How does this sign appear on the written test?
In crosswalk scenarios about yielding and passing, and in symbol questions that contrast the yield triangle with the stop octagon on the sign face.