Stop signChile

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5. Stop sign

A stop sign requires drivers to bring their vehicle to a complete stop and give way before entering or crossing the road ahead. The stop must be made at the stop line or another legally prescribed position.

After stopping, the driver may continue only when this can be done safely and without interfering with traffic that has priority. The sign does not create priority for the driver who has stopped.

Stop sign
PARE stop sign on Pedro de Valdivia Street towards the stadium. (Coquimbo, Chile)
Wikimedia.org • Seba Flores • CC BY-SA
Must I stop completely at a stop sign in Chile?

Yes. Come to a complete stop when the applicable stop sign controls your approach, even when you cannot see another road user. Slowing to a crawl is not a stop. The Chilean stop indication uses PARE.

🔗 bcn.cl • Chile, Traffic Law, DFL 1, consolidated text

Stop and give way. Stop and give way.

English • Traffic sign CONASET · annex 1 • Stop. Stop completely and give way to traffic on the other road. Proceed when safe.

Español • CONASET · anexo 1 • Pare. Detén completamente el vehículo y cede el paso a quienes circulan por la otra vía. Reanuda la marcha cuando puedas hacerlo con seguridad.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Mejoresconductores.conaset.cl • CONASET: Libro para la conducción en Chile, anexo 1, página 150
🔗 Mejoresconductores.conaset.cl • CONASET: normas y explicación, página 84

SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Government of Chile – National Traffic Safety Commission • Public domain • Original revision 2023-06-19. Wikimedia original unmodified.

Artwork reviewed against the Chilean CONASET Libro para la conducción en Chile, Annex 1 (February 2026): Mejoresconductores.conaset.cl • Pare., PDF page 150. Intentional educational illustration update from the previous PNG; original SVG unmodified.

Where must I stop at a stop-controlled junction in Chile?

Stop at the stop line or prescribed position before entering the junction. If the first position leaves visibility restricted, advance only cautiously to obtain a safe view and continue to give way.

🔗 bcn.cl • Chile, Traffic Law, DFL 1, consolidated text

Does stopping first give me priority at a stop sign in Chile?

A complete stop does not, by itself, give you priority. Give way to the road users entitled to pass under the junction’s signs and rules, check pedestrians and cyclists, and proceed only when the gap is safe. Do not follow another stopped vehicle through without satisfying your own stopping and yielding duties.

🔗 bcn.cl • Chile, Traffic Law, DFL 1, consolidated text

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