Regulatory signs — Washington Permit Test

This sign means you must stop at the line, crosswalk, or corner, look for crossing vehicles and pedestrians in all directions, and yield the right-of-way.

The stop exists so you can look, which is why stopping past the line teaches you nothing about what is coming.

A stop sign means you must stop at the line, crosswalk, or corner. Look for crossing vehicles and pedestrians in all directions and yield the right-of-way.

This sign means you must slow down and allow traffic that has the right-of-way to cross first.

You are being asked to give up your place in the order rather than to come to a halt.

A yield sign means you must slow down and allow traffic that has the right-of-way to cross first.

This sign tells a driver the maximum safe speed allowed or the minimum safe speed required.

Most of them cap your speed and a few set a floor, so the number alone does not tell you which.

These signs tell you the maximum safe speed allowed or the minimum safe speed required.

This sign reminds you to stay in the right lane unless you are passing another vehicle.

It is placed where drivers drift left and stay there, which is what slows everybody behind them.

This sign reminds you to stay in the right lane unless you’re passing another vehicle.

This sign identifies a street where traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow, and you must never drive the wrong way along it.

A driver going the wrong way meets everything head on. There is no worse crash.

These signs identify where traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow. Never drive the wrong way on a one-way street.

A sign with a symbol struck through means that action is not allowed, such as a left turn, a right turn, or a U-turn.

The symbol tells you which action, and the slash tells you the answer is no.

These signs indicate certain actions, such as left turns, right turns, or U-turns, are not allowed.

This sign means you cannot enter the street from that direction.

It is posted at the mouth of a street you would be entering against the traffic already on it.

A square sign with a white horizontal line inside a circle means you can’t enter the street from that direction.

This sign alerts you that you are driving in the wrong direction, and you should stop and turn around immediately.

It is put there to stop a head-on collision, and it is the last warning before one.

This alerts you that you’re driving in the wrong direction and is meant to prevent head-on collisions. Stop and turn around immediately.

This sign tells you where passing is not allowed, at places such as hills, curves, and intersections where a vehicle could enter the roadway.

Passing needs a view of the road ahead, and these are the places that do not give you one.

These signs tell you where passing isn’t allowed. You might see these signs where there are potential hazards, such as hills, curves, and intersections

This sign forbids the turn that a driver would otherwise be allowed to make after stopping at a signal.

It is posted where the turn cannot be made safely, usually because of what is crossing there.

No turn on red

This sign marks a place where turning the vehicle around is not allowed.

Washington allows a U-turn unless something says otherwise, and this sign is that something -- though the guide also bars one on a curve or a blind crest.

In Washington, U-turns are generally allowed unless a sign is posted telling you a U-turn is not allowed.

Where must you stop when you meet this sign?

At the line, the crosswalk, or the corner. The stop exists so you can look, which is why stopping past the line teaches you nothing about what is coming. Washington State Driver Guide, p.114: “A stop sign means you must stop at the line, crosswalk, or corner. Look for crossing vehicles and pedestrians in all directions and yield the right-of-way.”