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Traffic Signals

Red means stop. Yellow means the light is about to turn red; stop if you can do so safely. Green means go after yielding to anyone still in the intersection. A flashing red light works like a STOP sign; a flashing yellow means slow down and look.

After a complete stop on red you may turn right unless a sign prohibits it, yielding to pedestrians and traffic. In Washington you may also turn left on red from a one-way street onto another one-way street. Treat a dark or broken signal as a four-way stop.

Example: the light turns yellow while you are still well short of the stop line. Stop; do not speed up to beat it.

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Related questions

  1. At a red light with no "No Turn on Red" sign, you may:
  2. The light turns yellow as you approach an intersection. You should:
  3. A flashing red light means the same as:
  4. A green arrow means:
  5. The traffic signal at an intersection is completely dark. What should you do?
  6. You are on a one-way street and want to turn left onto another one-way street. The light is red and there is no sign prohibiting the turn. You may:
  7. A green bicycle box is painted ahead of the stop line. The light is red and you want to turn right. You should:
  8. The signal over a reversible lane shows a steady yellow X. What does it mean?
  9. The light is green, but a police officer in the intersection signals you to stop. You should:
  10. What does the sign in the picture mean?
  11. You are in the left-turn lane and the turn signal shows a red arrow. There is no oncoming traffic at all. What should you do?
  12. You are waiting to turn left and the turn signal shows a flashing yellow arrow while oncoming traffic is moving straight through. What should you do?
  13. You are waiting in the left-turn lane when the green arrow changes to a steady yellow arrow. What does this mean?
  14. You are approaching an intersection where the signal is flashing yellow. What should you do?
  15. The light turns green, but a pedestrian is still slowly walking across the crosswalk in front of you. What should you do?
  16. You are already inside the intersection when the light changes from green to yellow. What should you do?
  17. There is a ramp meter at the freeway on-ramp. The car ahead just entered on green and the light has turned red again. What should you do?
  18. Which statement about a flashing green light is true?
  19. Why is a turn on a green arrow called a "protected turn," while a turn on a flashing yellow arrow is not?
  20. You drive onto a freeway entrance ramp and the ramp meter is red. What should you do?
  21. You are about to enter Seattle's express lanes and the overhead lane signal shows a red X. What should you do?
  22. Whose hand signals overrule the traffic signal at an intersection?
  23. The light turns green, but the lane on the far side of the intersection is backed up and you would end up stopped in the middle. What should you do?
  24. The motorcycle ahead has had its left turn signal on for a long time but keeps going straight. How should you read this?
  25. A motorcycle is following you and you will turn right ahead. For the rider's safety you should?
  26. The train has passed and the red lights have stopped flashing, but the gate has not fully risen. What should you do?
  27. Why must you trust the crossing warning signals even when you see no train?