Stop signPhilippines
Traffic rules
Philippines
7. 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.
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Must I stop completely at a stop sign in the Philippines?
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 stopping duty is separate from the duty to give way before continuing.
🔗 issuances-library.senate.gov.ph • Philippines RA 4136 — Sections 42–43; actual stop controls
Stop and give way.
English • Traffic sign R1-1 • Stop. Come to a complete stop at the stop line or a safe point before the junction and give way to vehicles and pedestrians.
Filipino • R1-1 • Huminto. Huminto nang lubusan sa stop line o sa ligtas na lugar bago pumasok sa interseksiyon. Magbigay-daan sa mga sasakyan at taong tatawid.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Fliphtml5.com • LTO • Road Traffic Signs & Pavement Markings • p. 5 (pampublikong kopya)
🔗 Lto.gov.ph • LTO • opisyal na materyal
🔗 Scribd.com • DPWH • R1-1 (pampublikong kopya)
SVG source: Department of Public Works and Highways • Public domain • Original revision 2024-07-26. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Where must I stop at a stop-controlled junction in the Philippines?
Stop at the marked stopping place before entering the intersecting route. Follow the actual stop and through-road arrangement and give way to traffic within, or sufficiently close to, the junction to create a hazard.
🔗 issuances-library.senate.gov.ph • Philippines RA 4136 — Sections 42–43; actual stop controls
Does stopping first give me priority at a stop sign in the Philippines?
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.
🔗 issuances-library.senate.gov.ph • Philippines RA 4136 — Sections 42–43; actual stop controls
