As shown in traffic lights and stop signs, it’s faster to glance at a picture than read a word, an essential for alerts for Construction, Danger, and Stop.
My ASL Dictionary has a 2015 cartoon of a Female British cop showing the ASL hand sign for STOP.
The Flat hand is brought down sharply on the opposite upturned palm like an abrupt stopping movement.
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