The yellow diamond with a walking figure warns of a place where people cross the road, often a marked crosswalk without a signal, a mid-block crossing, or a spot with steady foot traffic. A downward-pointing arrow plaque under it points at the crossing itself.
The law behind the sign is uniform: pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right of way, and a crosswalk legally exists at most intersections whether or not lines are painted. The sign flags the crossings drivers are most likely to miss.
Slow down and scan both curbs, not just the crosswalk lines. Be ready to stop, stop behind the crosswalk when someone is crossing, and do not pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk; it is likely stopped for a person you cannot see. At night, scan the edges of your headlight beams.
The exam pairs it with the school crossing sign, which uses a five-sided pentagon shape and fluorescent yellow-green color for school areas. Same walking figures, different shape and color, different context: the pentagon marks school crossings, the diamond marks general pedestrian crossings.
This sign appears in 23 questions across 23 of our state banks, on Driver License practice tests. Start with your state:
What should the pedestrian warning sign prompt an Arizona driver to expect?
Why: A yellow diamond pedestrian crossing sign warns drivers of a possible pedestrian crossing ahead. Therefore, the supported response is "A possible pedestrian crossing ahead".
Every practice test explains its answers this way. Pick your state and take one free; no sign-up.
Choose your statePeople cross the road ahead, often at a crosswalk without a signal. Slow down, scan both curbs, and be prepared to stop and yield to anyone in the crosswalk.
In a crosswalk, yes, and a legal crosswalk exists at most intersections even without painted lines. Outside crosswalks, pedestrians must yield, but the duty to avoid hitting a person never shifts away from the driver.
Because the stopped vehicle is often yielding to someone crossing in front of it, hidden from your lane. The pass puts you into the crosswalk at speed exactly where the person steps out.
The pedestrian sign is a yellow diamond. The school sign is a fluorescent yellow-green pentagon marking school zones and crossings. Written tests love the pair because the figures look similar at a glance.
It points at the crossing location itself. The diamond alone warns the crossing is near; with the arrow below it, you are looking at it.