Regulatory signs — Missouri Permit Test

At this sign you must come to a full stop and wait until crossing vehicles and pedestrians have cleared the intersection.

The stop is only the start. What it buys is the look, and the look is not finished until the crossing traffic is gone.

When you see a stop sign, you must come to a full stop. You must wait until crossing vehicles and pedestrians have cleared the intersection.

You must stop at the stop line if one is present, even where the line is past the sign; if there is no stop line, pull up and stop near the edge of the intersection.

The line is where the stop counts, and it is not always level with the post.

You must stop at the stop line if one is present even if it is located past the stop sign.

At this sign you must slow down and yield the right-of-way to traffic in the intersection you are crossing or the roadway you are entering.

It asks for a decision rather than a stop. Slowing is what gives you time to make it.

It means you must slow down and yield the right-of-way to traffic in the intersection you are crossing or roadway you are entering.

This sign means you have made a wrong turn and entered a lane of oncoming traffic, so pull off the road, turn around, and go back as quickly and safely as possible.

It is the last chance to fix a mistake before meeting traffic head on.

You made a wrong turn and have entered a lane of oncoming traffic.

When you see this sign at a roadway opening, do not enter that road.

It is posted at the mouth of a ramp or street you would be entering the wrong way.

When you see this sign at roadway openings, do not enter this road.

This sign means traffic on the roadway or ramp is allowed in one direction only.

Everything on that road is going the same way, which is why entering against it is so dangerous.

Traffic on some roadways and ramps is allowed in one direction only.

Some regulatory signs carry a symbol inside a circle with a slash across it, and these indicate you cannot do the thing shown.

The slash is the whole message. Whatever is underneath it is what you may not do.

These indicate you cannot do something, for example, no left turn, or no U-turn.

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

It is posted where the turn would cross something you cannot see from the stop line.

Other common types of regulatory signs are: No Left Turn No Right Turn

This sign forbids turning around at the place where it is posted.

Turning around blocks both directions at once, which is why some places forbid it outright.

Never make a U-turn at a location that is marked with a “No U-Turn” sign or at an intersection controlled by a traffic signal or police officer.

Many regulatory signs give you information about rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed, parking, and other special situations.

Six kinds of rule, all carried by signs that look plain on purpose so the wording does the work.

They give you information about rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed, parking, and other special situations.

This sign means some roadway locations require traffic to pass only to the right side of a feature or obstruction.

There is something in the road, and only one side of it is a lane.

Some roadway locations require traffic to pass only to the right side of a feature or obstruction.

What must you do at this sign?

Come to a full stop and wait until the intersection clears. The stop is only the start. What it buys is the look, and the look is not finished until the crossing traffic is gone. Missouri Driver Guide, p.49: “When you see a stop sign, you must come to a full stop. You must wait until crossing vehicles and pedestrians have cleared the intersection.”