You are stopped in a line of vehicles waiting at a stop sign. If there is no cross traffic after the vehicles ahead have passed through the intersection, you:
- May proceed through the intersection without stopping again.
- Must stop again at the stop sign or stop line before proceeding. ✓
- May slowly roll past the stop sign.
- May follow the vehicle directly ahead of you without stopping.
Answer: B. Must stop again at the stop sign or stop line before proceeding.
You must stop again at the stop sign or stop line before proceeding.
Why this is the answer
The handbook describes a stop sign as a regulatory sign that requires a complete halt. It says to stop before the stop line, or before the crosswalk or intersection if there is no line. Waiting behind vehicles ahead is not the same as making your own stop at the sign. Even if no cross traffic comes after they pass, you must bring your vehicle to a complete halt at the stop sign or stop line before you go.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. May proceed through the intersection without stopping again. — No cross traffic does not cancel the stop sign; the handbook still requires a complete halt at the stop sign or stop line before you enter the intersection.
- C. May slowly roll past the stop sign. — A slow roll is not a complete halt, and the stop sign rule calls for bringing the vehicle to a complete stop before the line or intersection.
- D. May follow the vehicle directly ahead of you without stopping. — Following the car ahead skips your own required stop; the sign requires each driver to bring the vehicle to a complete halt before proceeding.
Remember it
Think of the stop line as your own checkpoint: every trip to the sign ends with a full halt, even if the cars ahead already went.