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Steep grade

CUESTA EMPINADAPronounced KWEHS-tah ehm-pee-NAH-dah
Steep grade road sign (CUESTA EMPINADA)
What do I do?

Select a lower gear before descending and control speed without coasting in neutral. On a narrow grade, be prepared to yield safely.

Puerto Rico law gives the climbing vehicle priority when two opposing vehicles meet on a grade too narrow for both. That rule is specific to the constrained meeting—not every hill.

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The words on the sign
cuestaPronounced KWEHS-tah grade / hill
pendientePronounced pehn-DYEHN-teh slope
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