What does the No Pedestrian Crossing sign mean?
The No Pedestrian Crossing sign (MUTCD R9-3) is a regulatory sign under the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the national standard the states build from. Crossing on foot is prohibited here, so anyone walking has to carry on to the next legal crossing point.
Source: MUTCD 11th Edition, Chapter 2B, Table 2B-1, checked 2026-09-09.
What shape and color is the No Pedestrian Crossing sign?
| MUTCD code | R9-3 |
|---|---|
| Group | Regulatory signs |
| Shape | Square (symbol) or vertical rectangle (word message) |
| Color | White background, red circle and slash over a black walking pedestrian |
What white means. Regulatory. A black legend on a white background is a law, not advice.
What red means. Stop, yield, or a prohibition. Red never advises, it always forbids or commands.
Regulatory signs. Every sign in this group has a statute behind it, so disobeying one is a citable offense on its own. Permit tests tend to word them as a duty you owe rather than show you the face.
What is the No Pedestrian Crossing sign often mistaken for?
The pedestrian warning sign (W11-2), which is a yellow or fluorescent yellow-green diamond warning drivers of a crossing point. Identical pedestrian figure, opposite meaning.
|  |
|---|---|
| GroupRegulatory signs | GroupWarning signs |
| ShapeSquare (symbol) or vertical rectangle (word message) | ShapeDiamond |
| ColorWhite background, red circle and slash over a black walking pedestrian | ColorYellow or fluorescent yellow-green background, black symbol and border |
| What it meansCrossing on foot is prohibited here, so anyone walking has to carry on to the next legal crossing point. | What it meansExpect pedestrians in the roadway at or close to this point, with no signal anywhere to hold you for them. |
Which signs get mistaken for the No Pedestrian Crossing sign?
No PedestriansR5-10cNo Pedestrian Crossing (R9-3), which bans crossing at that spot rather than banning pedestrians from the road.
What are the other regulatory signs?
All 39 regulatory signs on one page, or every US road sign by shape and color.
Test yourself on this sign and the rest of the set with a road signs practice test for Florida, Texas or California.
The artwork is the federal design itself, which the manual dedicates to the public domain in MUTCD 11th Edition, Part 1, Section 1D.06, checked 2026-09-09. The Interstate Shield, the 511 pictograph and the National Scenic Byway graphic are named exceptions and are not reproduced anywhere on this site.
Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 11th Edition. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Federal Highway Administration or any state agency.