Y-Intersection
warning sign · diamond · yellow
The road splits ahead in a Y. Decide your fork early and watch for traffic merging from the other branch.
- Visual breakdown
- Yellow diamond with a Y shape — one road becoming two.
- Shape recognition
- The Y is literal: the stem is where you are, the arms are your choices.
- Color recognition
- Yellow warning; the fork may arrive faster than you expect at speed.
- Memory trick
- Y = 'which way?' Answer it before the pavement asks.
- Real-world example
- Old highways fork at Ys where routes divide; late lane changes at the split are the classic crash there.
- Common mistakes
- Drifting through the middle while deciding — indecision at a Y puts you head-on with the divider or the other branch's traffic.
- Quick recall method
- Road forks in a Y — choose early, watch the other arm.
