A 3-minute lesson from the Oregon course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Every sign type has its own color and shape so you can recognize it at a glance, and many use symbols instead of words. Red regulatory signs prohibit actions and control traffic through intersections. Rectangular black-on-white signs tell you what you must do.
Know the rule
Obey all official signs, signals and markings unless a police officer or road worker is redirecting traffic.
Stop sign (octagon): come to a complete stop. Yield to other vehicles, and stop and stay stopped for pedestrians crossing in marked or unmarked crosswalks. Enter the intersection when it is safe.
Right Turn Permitted Without Stopping may appear below a stop sign. Traffic turning right may turn without stopping; all other traffic must stop and yield the right of way.
You reach a stop sign with a RIGHT TURN PERMITTED WITHOUT STOPPING plate below it. Turning right, you may continue without stopping. If you were going straight or turning left, you'd make a full stop and yield first.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
