Regulatory signs — Minnesota Permit Test

This sign means come to a complete stop and remain stopped until pedestrians and vehicles with the right of way have cleared.

The stop is where you look. Rolling past it means arriving at the intersection with nothing checked.

Come to a complete stop. Remain stopped until pedestrians and vehicles with the right of way have cleared the intersection. Then proceed with caution.

This sign means slow down or stop if necessary and give the right of way to all other vehicles and pedestrians.

It asks for judgment rather than a stop every time, and the judgment is whether anyone else needs the space.

Slow down or stop if necessary. Give the right of way to all other vehicles and pedestrians. Wait until it is safe to proceed.

This sign means do not enter that lane or road if the sign is facing you.

It is posted where traffic comes the other way, usually a ramp or a one-way street.

Do not enter that lane or road if this sign is facing you.

This sign means you have entered a lane of oncoming traffic and are traveling in the wrong direction.

Seeing it means the cars you are about to meet are coming straight at you.

You have entered a lane of oncoming traffic. You are traveling in the wrong direction.

A symbol inside a circle with a slash across it means you must not take that course of action.

One design covers every banned movement, so the symbol inside is the only thing to read.

A red circle with a red slash mark across a symbol indicates that you should not take a certain course of action.

This sign forbids a turn to the right at the intersection where it is posted.

The ban is usually about something you cannot see from the stop line, like a one-way street or a busy crossing.

No Right Turn

This sign forbids turning around to go back the way you came.

A vehicle crossing the whole road is the movement drivers least expect, so it is banned where sight lines are short.

No U Turn

This sign tells you the maximum speed you may drive on that road.

The number is a ceiling for good conditions, not a speed that is safe in every condition.

Speed limit signs indicate the maximum speed you may drive on a road.

This sign marks the beginning of a no-passing zone.

It is posted where the road ahead cannot be seen far enough to finish a pass safely.

Do Not Pass Marks the beginning of a no-passing zone.

This sign means traffic in that lane flows only in the direction of the arrow.

Entering against it is the mistake that produces a head-on collision at full speed.

One Way Traffic in the specified lane flows only in the direction of the arrow.

This sign tells you to stay to the right of a traffic island, median or obstruction ahead.

Something solid is coming up in the middle of the road, and the sign says which side to take.

Keep Right Stay to the right of a traffic island, median or obstruction ahead.

This sign means you must wait for the traffic signal to turn green before you turn.

It is posted where a turning driver cannot see what is coming, or where people are crossing on the other phase.

No Turn on Red Wait for the traffic signal to turn green before you turn.

What does this sign require of a driver?

A complete stop, then proceeding with caution. The stop is where you look. Rolling past it means arriving at the intersection with nothing checked. Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.56: “Come to a complete stop. Remain stopped until pedestrians and vehicles with the right of way have cleared the intersection. Then proceed with caution.”