# The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, Paragraph 1: Stop sign

Extent: E+W+S

Subject to paragraph 2, the requirements conveyed to vehicular traffic on roads by a stop sign are that—
(a) every vehicle must stop before crossing the transverse line provided for at item 1 of the sign table in Part 6 of this Schedule, or if that line is not clearly visible, before entering the major road in respect of which the stop sign has been provided; and
(b) no vehicle must cross the transverse line, or if that line is not clearly visible, enter the major road in respect of which the stop sign has been provided, so as to be likely to endanger any person, or to cause the driver of another vehicle to change its speed or course in order to avoid an accident.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/schedule/9/part/7/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-signs-regulations-and-general-directions-2016/schedule-9/part-7/paragraph-1
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