Do Not Block Intersection sign
Posted to keep traffic from stopping in, and blocking, the intersection.
What to do
Do not enter the intersection unless there is room for your vehicle on the other side.
Do not enter the intersection, even on green, unless there is space on the far side for your whole vehicle.
Where it's used
Section 2B.59 lists DO NOT BLOCK INTERSECTION (R10-7) among traffic signal signs used to clarify signal control by keeping drivers from stopping in, and obstructing, the intersection. It is a vertical black-on-white regulatory word sign. It is often paired with crosshatch pavement markings in the box, though their use is set separately.
Don't confuse it with
- Do Not Stop on Tracks: DO NOT STOP ON TRACKS covers a railroad crossing, while DO NOT BLOCK INTERSECTION covers a road intersection.
- Stop Here on Red: STOP HERE ON RED shows where to stop on red, while this sign forbids stopping inside the intersection itself.
- Type
- Regulatory signs
- Shape
- Vertical rectangle
- Colors
- white, black
- MUTCD code
- R10-7
- MUTCD section
- 2B.59
On state permit tests
Our questions for 3 states ask about this sign, including Indiana, Kansas and Louisiana.
Test yourself
What does a DO NOT BLOCK INTERSECTION sign mean? (Indiana practice test)
- Do not enter the intersection unless you can clear it
- Do not turn at the intersection
- Stop before the crosswalk only
- Pedestrians may not cross
Show answer
Do not enter the intersection unless you can clear it. Do Not Block Intersection is a regulation sign telling drivers not to stop within the intersection.
A DO NOT BLOCK INTERSECTION sign means: (Kansas practice test)
- Don't stop, stand or park in the intersection, and don't enter if you can't clear it
- Trucks may not use the intersection
- Don't turn at the intersection
- Stop before the intersection always
Show answer
Don't stop, stand or park in the intersection, and don't enter if you can't clear it. Do not stop, stand or park in the intersection, and do not enter if you cannot clear it completely.
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Combined Maximum and Minimum Speed LimitsFrom the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 11th edition, section 2B.59. Sign image: public domain, source.