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Warn of the distance to the STOP at the next junction.
To give advance warning of a mandatory stop: it indicates the distance to the STOP sign at the next junction. Do not assume every STOP will have advance warning; observe and obey the sign even without prior warning.
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Warn of the distance to the STOP at the next junction.
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