Definition
The R-2 «mandatory stop» or STOP sign is an octagonal red priority sign. It requires the driver to stop fully before the stop line (or before entering the intersection if there is no line) and yield to vehicles on the road being joined.
Key facts
- Mandatory full stop — slowing down is not enough.
- After stopping, yield to vehicles on the priority road.
- Running a STOP is a serious offence: €200 fine and 4 points.
- The only octagonal sign in the Spanish Highway Code.
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In the DGT exam
- In lane changes in the same direction, who has priority?
- At a junction marked P-2, a green car continues straight ahead and a white car approaches from its left. There are no other signs or priority exceptions. Must the green car give way to it?
- Under the current official road-sign catalogue, which of these is classified as an “other road delineation element”, rather than a guidance device?