Warning signs · W2-1
Crossroad sign
Archive file: W02-01 Intersection Warning - Crossroad/W02-01 Intersection Warning - Crossroad 30x30.svg
FHWA public-use information
What it means
Another road crosses this road ahead.
Source: FHWA MUTCD — MUTCD 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.41, paragraph 01, PDF page 220.
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Meaning
Crossroad warns that another road intersects yours ahead. Vehicles may enter your road or turn across your path there. The warning is about the junction and its possible conflicts; it does not replace the signs, signals or right-of-way rules that govern the intersection.
What to do
PennDOT tells drivers to approach intersection warnings cautiously, look ahead and be ready to reduce speed when needed. Search for vehicles that could join or cross your path. Do not read the symbol as a promise that crossing drivers will stop or leave you room.
Where it is used
The sign comes before the intersection so you can recognize the junction before reaching its conflicts. Warning signs provide time to decide whether speed or path needs to change. The cross symbol describes the road connection; the actual traffic controls at the junction still matter.
A sign to tell apart
A T-intersection warning describes a road that meets another without continuing straight through. Crossroad describes a crossing junction. Both call for extra attention to vehicles entering or turning; identify how the roads connect before deciding which paths could conflict with yours.
Practice with explanations
These are original learning questions based on the cited handbooks. Read each answer and its explanation below.
1. How should you approach an intersection warning in Pennsylvania?
- Assume crossing traffic must stop for you.
- Maintain speed without searching the side roads.
- Look ahead cautiously and prepare to slow when needed.
Answer: C. Look ahead cautiously and prepare to slow when needed.
Intersection warnings identify possible conflicts with other vehicle movements. Look ahead and adjust when necessary.
2. Why do Pennsylvania intersection warnings show how the roads join?
- To help you anticipate the junction and other vehicle movements.
- To guarantee that every approach has a stop sign.
- To grant your approach priority over all traffic.
Answer: A. To help you anticipate the junction and other vehicle movements.
The sign helps you recognize the road layout and potential conflicts. It is a warning, not a grant of priority.
State source coverage
Handbook coverage and sample questions do not prove that a sign will appear on your exam. Even a published test scope cannot guarantee an individual exam question.
Pennsylvania
Handbook coverage
PennDOT explains this sign in its Pennsylvania Driver’s Manual. This is handbook coverage; it does not establish that this particular sign will appear on your Knowledge Test.
Pennsylvania permit sources · Practice with Pennsylvania questions
State variations
State-specific variations have not been independently established for this study.
Verified question coverage
These free state-bank questions were independently verified. This does not establish complete state-bank readiness, app availability or what will appear on your permit exam.
California
1 free question uses this sign in Steerlet's verified question data.
California permit sources · General California permit practice (does not include this sign)
The linked 20-question permit quizzes do not currently include this sign.
Practice this sign in the federal 20-sign quiz. That tool uses MUTCD questions and is separate from the state-bank questions listed here.
This meaning is a federal MUTCD reference. Check your state's handbook for its rules and sign coverage; this page does not establish what appears on a state permit exam.
Try the free road sign quiz or find your state's handbook.
