Signal arrows — Alaska Permit Test
Signal arrows on the Alaska permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
On a steady red arrow, do not make the movement shown; no turns are allowed until the arrow changes to green or flashing yellow.
The arrow is red because oncoming cars or walkers have the right-of-way across your turn.
No turns are allowed until the arrow changes to green or flashing yellow.
On a steady yellow arrow, stop unless you are already in the intersection or too close to stop safely; in that case, complete the turn shown.
Finishing the turn gets you out of the intersection before the opposing traffic gets its turn to go.
A red light is about to appear. Stop movement in the indicated direction unless you are already within the intersection or so close to the intersection that you cannot stop safely.
A steady green arrow means make the movement it shows; that movement has the right-of-way.
The other directions are held on red, so the turn is protected, but only if you go when it is your turn.
Make the movement indicated by the arrow.
Even on a green arrow, observe caution and yield to those still in or entering the intersection with the right-of-way.
A car running a late yellow or a walker finishing a crossing can still be in your path when your arrow comes on.
However, observe caution and yield to those who are still in or enter the intersection with the right- of-way.
On the test
On a steady red arrow, when may you make the turn it shows?
When it changes to green or flashing yellow. The arrow is red because oncoming cars or walkers have the right-of-way across your turn. Alaska Driver Manual, p.55: “No turns are allowed until the arrow changes to green or flashing yellow.”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Alaska Driver Manual, published by the Alaska Department of Administration, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AK.pdf (Alaska Driver Manual, REV.10/2025, Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AK.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- https://dmv.alaska.gov/credential-services/drivermanual/ (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)
- https://dmv.alaska.gov/credential-services/instruction-permit/ (read 2026-10-04; states no count or mark)
- https://dmv.alaska.gov/credential-services/your-first-alaska-drivers-license/ (read 2026-10-04; states no count or mark)
- https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=2.90.010&secEnd=2.90.990 (2 AAC 90, read 2026-10-04; 2 AAC 90.420(h)(2) sets the knowledge test's retest wait and no figure)