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| When traffic signals are arranged horizontally, in what order are the colors from left to right? |
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| Unless there's a "No Turn on Red" sign, you can turn right on red. You must first...before turning. |
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| ...STOP and YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER TRAFFIC... |
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| At at steady read light at an intersection with stop lines or a cross walk, you must: |
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| stop before entering the intersection |
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You may turn left after you STOP at an intersection with a red light in this specific situation:
Unless a sign tells you not to turn. You must also do this before turning: |
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you are in the left lane
and you're turning from a ONE-WAY STREET onto ANOTHER ONE-WAY street.
You must FIRST stop and yield to pedestrians OR OTHER TRAFFIC. |
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If a yellow light appears while you are driving toward an intersection, you should:
If a yellow light appear when you are within the intersection or cannot stop safely before entering: |
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slow down and prepare to stop.
continue through carefully. |
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a GREEN ARROW arrow means:
a green arrow that turns to a CIRCULAR GREEN LIGHT means: (but)... |
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...you may turn the way the green arrow points.
...you may still turn in that direction, BUT FIRST YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES. |
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| A green light means you can do two things, if the road is clear: |
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You may drive through the intersection.
You may turn right or left UNLESS A SIGN TELLS YOU NOT TO.
WHEN TURNING you must yield to other vehicles and pedestrians WITHIN the intersection. |
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| you may not turn in the direction that the arrow points |
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| has the same meaning as a "STOP" sign. Come to a complete stop, look and proceed ONLY AFTER THE INTERSECTION IS CLEAR. |
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| Caution. Slow down, look and proceed carefully. |
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| non-functioning traffic signal |
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| treat it like a "STOP" sign |
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-traffic from all four directions must stop
-the first vehicle to reach the intersection should move forward first
-if two vehicles reach the intersection at the same time, the driver on the LEFT yields to the driver on the right. |
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Red with White letters in all-caps. Octagon-shaped, the only eight-sided sign on the highway. Must stop and wait for PEDESTRIANS AND CROSS TRAFFIC to clear the intersection.
Stop before the front of your car reaches the painted line. |
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| Regulatory, Warning, and Guide |
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| three basic categories of signs. |
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| =what you may or may not do. Usually VERTICAL RECTANGLES or SQUARES. "STOP" and "YIELD" are special. |
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"YIELD" sign.
Proceed when: |
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| Red and White inverted triangle. Red letters in all-caps. Slow down and check for traffic and FIVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY to pedestrians and APPROACHING CROSS TRAFFIC. Stop only when necessary; proceed when there's a sufficient gap in traffic--as in, when you won't interfere with normal traffic flow. |
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| "..." + "TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC" |
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| Used in conjunction with "YIELD" sign AT A ONE-LANE BRIDGE or UNDERPASS. Motorists must yield the right-of-way to OPPOSING TRAFFIC. Whoever gets there first or is already in the location has the right-of-way. |
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| Horizontal yellow triangle pointing right, w/ black letters. Marks the beginning of a no passing zone. Placed on the LEFT SIDE OF THE RODE, FACING the driver. |
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