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Give way

I use the term "Give way" to refer to a yield sign. Could we use "Give way" instead of "Yield" in this page so that I don’t get confused? 2601:C6:C580:6B20:A8FA:9AB2:6CDD:82B5 (talk) 18:10, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Please see MOS:ENGVAR (specifically MOS:TIES). Because this is an article about signage in the United States, it should be written in American English, never mind the fact that the changes didn't match the actual wording on the signs depicted. Imzadi 1979 → 18:16, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

The UK uses "Give way". Should the US use it too? Can we use any dialect in the page? Also, why does the UK use the customary system? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:C6:C580:6B20:A8FA:9AB2:6CDD:82B5 (talk) 18:30, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

According to MOS:ENGVAR, no, we can't use just any dialect of English given that "in the United States" is in the title, so we need to use American English. Imzadi 1979 → 18:52, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Maybe every page on road signs in non-English speaking countries is written in Australian English? 2601:C6:C580:6B20:6DCB:7C3A:1FB0:7D9D (talk) 13:55, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

This article is about road signs in the United States, and in the U.S. signs say "Yield" and never "Give way", so the article should use "Yield". Mdewman6 (talk) 16:15, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

But I use "Give way" all the time! 2601:C6:C580:6B20:6DCB:7C3A:1FB0:7D9D (talk) 16:46, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

New examples of regulatory signs

Back then, only prohibition sign were in the "Signs such as… …are considered regulatory signs" section. Can we also include mandatory signs in the section? 2601:C6:C580:6B20:6DCB:7C3A:1FB0:7D9D (talk) 16:47, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

I'm open to considering adding additional examples, but not by removing the ones that exist. Imzadi1979 reverted your edit because they have concerns with it, so you need to discuss why the changes you want to make are an improvement or otherwise needed per WP:BRD. I am not sure I understand your reasoning above. If two editors have concerns about your edit, do not reinstate the edit, because there is clearly no consensus for it, at least not yet. Mdewman6 (talk) 18:54, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

I added the additional examples. 50.241.14.29 (talk) 21:04, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Page cleanup?

I'd like to gauge the interest of removing location-specific images and only have images found in the national MUTCD. The MUTCD is inherently flexible, so it's not necessary to list every example. I would not be against creating Road signs in X pages for those locations that have their own manuals. –Fredddie™ 19:30, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

I agree with the cleanup. There's a reason why there's a supplement specifically for signage. There's also a new edition expected next year. There's just going to be more examples to use. (For instance, RRFBs will definitely be added) – The Grid (talk) 02:48, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia editors at large are very good at creating exhaustive lists of instances rather than explaining why anything does anything. This article doesn't explain the importance of sign shape and color at all! I suppose I'll start a draft and see where it goes. –Fredddie™ 03:11, 18 May 2022 (UTC)