All-way plaque sign

Regulatory signs

All-way plaque sign

Mounted under a stop sign: every approach to this intersection must stop.

MUTCD designation R1-3P. See the federal MUTCD, page 6.

How to read signs like this

Regulatory signs tell you what the law requires: stop, yield, speed limits, turns and lanes. Most are white rectangles with black or red. Red means stop, yield or a prohibition; a red circle with a slash means “no”.

Practice question

  1. Road sign for this question

    This red plaque is mounted directly below a red octagonal sign. What does it tell you?

    • A Only traffic going straight through has to stop
    • B Traffic on every approach to the intersection must stop
    • C Cross traffic does not stop, so wait for a long gap
    • D Drivers turning right may go without stopping
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    B. Traffic on every approach to the intersection must stop

    This plaque is added under the stop sign when all approaches to an intersection are stop-controlled. Knowing everyone must stop helps you take turns: generally the first vehicle to stop goes first. It does not change your duty to stop fully and look before you go.

    Source: MUTCD 11th ed., page 114

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