California Car / Permit practice question · Road Signs
What does a red, eight-sided (octagonal) sign always mean?
Answer choices
- Yield to cross traffic, then proceed
- Come to a complete stop— Correct answer
- Do not enter this road
- No parking at any time
Why this is the answer
A stop sign means you make a full stop before the crosswalk or at the limit line. With no line or crosswalk, you stop before the intersection. Check traffic in every direction before you go. Yielding and rolling through is not enough, because a yield sign is the one that only asks you to slow down and be ready to stop.
Source: California Driver Handbook — Traffic Signs
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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