A regulatory sign containing a red circle with a slash through the middle indicates:
- That drivers should come to a complete stop.
- That an action is forbidden. ✓
- That some drivers should yield to other drivers.
- That drivers should drive under the speed limit.
Answer: B. That an action is forbidden.
A red circle with a slash through the middle means that an action is forbidden.
Why this is the answer
The Florida handbook describes this as a "NO" symbol: a red circle crossed by a red slash marks something drivers must not do. Regulatory signs set limits or tell drivers what they should or should not do, and the handbook says they are enforceable. That is why this symbol points to a prohibited action rather than to stopping, yielding, or a speed instruction.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. That drivers should come to a complete stop. — A complete stop is what the handbook assigns to a stop sign, not to a red circle with a slash.
- C. That some drivers should yield to other drivers. — Yielding is a separate rule; the red slash symbol marks a prohibited action, and the passages do not describe it as a yield sign.
- D. That drivers should drive under the speed limit. — A speed limit is a limit set by a regulatory sign, but the red slash symbol itself means an action is not allowed, not that you must drive below the posted limit.
Remember it
Picture the slash crossing out the action: if it is in the circle, do not do it.