Yukon Class 7: Traffic lights and lane control signals

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1. What does a flashing yellow traffic light mean?

   1. Turn right only after stopping
   2. Stop and wait for a green light
   3. Slow down and proceed with caution
   4. Pedestrians have the right-of-way

2. The green left-turn arrow has gone off, but the regular green light is still on. Can you still turn left?

   1. Only if no one is in the crosswalk
   2. Yes, yielding to pedestrians and oncoming traffic
   3. Yes, and oncoming traffic must yield to you
   4. No, you must wait for the next arrow

3. In Yukon, what does a flashing green traffic light mean?

   1. The light is about to turn yellow
   2. Pedestrian-controlled; go only if your lane is clear
   3. Traffic must stop as if for a red
   4. You have a protected left turn while oncoming traffic stops

4. The lane control signals over every lane are flashing yellow. What should you do?

   1. Stop until the signals turn green
   2. Slow down and proceed with caution
   3. Turn on your hazard lights and stop
   4. Move to the far left lane

5. A yellow lane control signal is shown over the lane you are in. What should you do?

   1. Move into a lane with a green arrow
   2. Stop before the signal
   3. Turn on your four-way flashers
   4. Stay in the lane and slow down

6. There is a flashing green arrow pointing left together with a steady red light. What does this mean?

   1. Everyone must stop and wait
   2. You may go straight but not turn
   3. Left turns must yield to through traffic
   4. You may turn left; through traffic must stop

7. You are approaching an intersection and the light turns steady yellow. What should you do?

   1. Stop immediately, even if you are already inside the intersection
   2. Stop before the intersection unless you can't stop safely
   3. Speed up to get through before it turns red
   4. Continue at the same speed; yellow means go

8. You are stopped at a red light on a one-way street and want to turn left onto another one-way street. What does the handbook allow?

   1. A left turn after a full stop, if clear and not prohibited
   2. A left turn without stopping if traffic is light
   3. No turn of any kind until the light is green
   4. A left turn only with an advance green arrow

9. You are waiting in the intersection to turn left and the light turns yellow. What does the handbook say?

   1. You may legally complete your turn, watching for traffic
   2. You must wait right where you are until it turns green again
   3. You must go straight through instead
   4. You must back up behind the stop line

10. You reach an intersection where all the traffic lights are flashing red. How should you treat it?

    1. As a four-way stop
    2. As a green light with caution
    3. As an uncontrolled intersection
    4. As a yield in every direction

11. What is a protected left turn?

    1. A turn made with a crossing guard present
    2. A turn made from the right lane at any time
    3. A turn made on a yellow light after first coming to a stop
    4. A turn on a green arrow while through traffic faces red

12. A lane control signal over your lane shows a red X. What does it mean?

    1. Merge left in 100 metres
    2. Do not drive in this lane
    3. Slow down in this lane
    4. This lane is for turning only

13. What does a yellow left-turn arrow mean?

    1. The left-turn signal is about to end; stop if you can
    2. Turn left now; the arrow just came on
    3. The left-turn lane is closed
    4. Yield to pedestrians first, then complete your left turn

14. You are stopped at a steady red light and want to turn right. What may you do?

    1. Turn right after a full stop when the way is clear
    2. Turn right without stopping if no one is coming
    3. Wait for the green light before any turn
    4. Turn right only if a sign says it is allowed

15. What is the point of no return when approaching a stale green light?

    1. The stop line where you must always stop
    2. The middle of the intersection on a left turn
    3. The crosswalk where pedestrians have priority
    4. The point after which you can no longer stop safely

16. You did not see the light turn green and many cars are waiting on the cross street. What kind of light is this likely to be?

    1. A pedestrian-controlled green
    2. An advance green for left turns
    3. A stale green that may soon turn yellow
    4. A fresh green that has just changed for you

17. What does a flashing red traffic light mean?

    1. Slow down and proceed with caution, as at a yield sign
    2. Only emergency vehicles may enter
    3. The light is about to turn green
    4. Stop, then go when safe, as at a stop sign

18. The light is steady green. When should you go?

    1. After sounding your horn
    2. Only after a full stop
    3. Only if the intersection is clear
    4. Immediately, without looking

19. What does a steady white rectangular light at an intersection mean?

    1. All traffic may turn right
    2. Emergency vehicles are approaching
    3. Only buses may go on this signal
    4. Pedestrians may cross diagonally