Regulatory sign shapes — Arizona Permit Test

This sign is a stop sign, and at it you must come to a complete stop.

Rolling through lets you reach the cross street before you have had a real look. A car you did not see is then in your path.

This shape is reserved for stop signs. You must come to a complete stop.

This sign means you must yield the right-of-way to cross traffic or to merging traffic.

The other road has the first claim to the space. If you pull out anyway, a driver who expected a clear lane has nowhere to go.

This shape requires that you yield the right-of-way to cross traffic or to merging traffic.

This sign marks the beginning of a no passing zone.

The zone is set where you cannot see far enough to pass safely. Passing past this sign can put you face to face with a car on a hill or curve.

This sign marks the beginning of a no passing zone.

Signs like this one regulate traffic and direct the driver’s speed and direction; this one sets the speed limit.

These signs are the law, not advice. Going over the posted limit is a ticket, and it leaves you less time to stop.

These signs regulate traffic and direct the driver’s speed and direction.

This regulatory sign means you may not enter the road it faces.

It is posted where traffic comes at you head on. Driving past it puts you in the path of cars that do not expect you.

These signs regulate traffic and direct the driver’s speed and direction.

This regulatory sign tells a driver who has entered the road going the wrong way to turn back.

If you see it, every car on that road is coming toward you. The fix is to stop and get out of the lane at once.

These signs regulate traffic and direct the driver’s speed and direction.

This regulatory sign means no U-turn is allowed here.

A U-turn swings across every lane at once. Where it is barred, the road is too busy or too blind to do it safely.

These signs regulate traffic and direct the driver’s speed and direction.

This regulatory sign means no left turn is allowed here.

A left turn cuts across oncoming lanes. Where it is barred, drivers coming the other way will not expect you to cross.

These signs regulate traffic and direct the driver’s speed and direction.

This regulatory sign means no right turn is allowed here.

People on foot or a busy lane may be just around that corner. The sign keeps cars from turning into them.

These signs regulate traffic and direct the driver’s speed and direction.

What must you do at this sign?

Come to a complete stop. Rolling through lets you reach the cross street before you have had a real look. A car you did not see is then in your path. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.41: “This shape is reserved for stop signs. You must come to a complete stop.”