Yield sign
A regulatory sign requiring traffic to slow down and give the right-of-way to other traffic and pedestrians, stopping if necessary.
Rules vary by state and country. This explains the sign's standard meaning in the U.S. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; it isn't legal advice.
How to read it
The YIELD sign is the only downward-pointing triangle in the MUTCD.
Also searched as: give way sign, R1-2.
More road signs
Sources
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th edition, MUTCD, U.S. Federal Highway Administration
- Standard Highway Signs and Markings, U.S. Federal Highway Administration
Last reviewed September 23, 2026.