What must you do at a stop sign with a painted stop line?
- Crawl forward at about 8 km/h.
- Come to a complete stop at the stop sign.
- Come to a complete stop before the stop line. ✓
- Glance around quickly before proceeding.
Answer: C. Come to a complete stop before the stop line.
Come to a complete stop before the painted stop line.
Why this is the answer
The truck handbook says a stop sign means a complete stop, and when a stop line is painted on the pavement you stop at that line. It adds that only when there is no line do you move on to the crosswalk, sidewalk edge or intersection edge. So with a painted line, the line is your stopping point, not the sign itself. After stopping, you wait until the way is clear before entering the intersection.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Crawl forward at about 8 km/h. — Rolling forward slowly is not a stop; the handbook requires a complete stop at the marked line.
- B. Come to a complete stop at the stop sign. — Stopping at the sign instead of the painted line skips the line the handbook tells you to stop at when one is marked.
- D. Glance around quickly before proceeding. — A quick glance is not a complete stop, and the handbook says to wait until the way is clear before entering the intersection.
Remember it
See a painted line? Treat it as your stopping point, not the signpost.
Official handbook: Official MTO Truck Handbook, Stopping