Stop yield and do not enter signs — New Mexico Permit Test

At a stop sign you must come to a full stop, at the stop line if one is present.

Cross traffic will not stop for you here, so rolling through can lead to a side crash.

You must come to a full stop at a stop sign or stop line, if one is present.

After stopping at a stop sign, wait until crossing vehicles and pedestrians have cleared, then pull forward only when safe.

Stopping is only half the job; you still have to let cars and walkers pass before you go.

You must wait until crossing vehicles and pedestrians have cleared and pull forward only when it is safe to do so.

A yield sign means you must slow down and yield the right-of-way to traffic in the road you are crossing or entering.

Traffic on the other road has the right to go first, and cutting in front of it can cause a crash.

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.

A do not enter sign means you cannot enter.

Going past it would put you in traffic coming straight at you.

A square sign with a white horizontal line inside a red ball means you cannot enter.

You will see a do not enter sign at exit ramps where you would be going the wrong way, at crossovers on divided roads and on one-way streets.

These are the spots where drivers most often turn the wrong way into oncoming cars.

You will see this sign at roadway openings that you should not enter such has exit ramps where you would be going in the wrong direction, in crossovers on divided roadways and at numerous locations on one-way streets.

What must you do at a stop sign?

Come to a full stop. Cross traffic will not stop for you here, so rolling through can lead to a side crash. New Mexico Driver Manual, p.7: “You must come to a full stop at a stop sign or stop line, if one is present.”