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Priority signs: stop, give way, priority road
1 min read · Updated on October 17, 2026
Priority signs have special shapes so you can recognise them even from behind or in snow.
The most important ones
You should know these by heart:
- Stop – octagonal: always stop
- Give way – triangle standing on its tip
- Priority road – yellow diamond: you have priority
- End of priority road – yellow diamond, crossed out
- Priority at the next junction – triangle with a black arrow
In the game
All these signs are in Driving School Germany – and appear in the sign quiz.
Keep going
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