Steady signal lights — Alaska Permit Test

Steady signal lights on the Alaska permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

At a steady red light, stop behind the crosswalk or stop line, or if there is none, before entering the intersection.

Stopping past the line puts your car where pedestrians walk and where cross traffic needs room.

Stop behind the crosswalk, stop line, or if none, before entering the intersection.
Alaska Driver Manual, p.55

On a steady red light, a right turn is permitted only after a full stop, when it can be made safely, and when no “No turn on red” sign restricts it.

Drivers turning right on red often watch the cars on their left and miss the walker stepping off the curb.

Right turns are permitted only after a full stop, when the turn can be made safely, and is not restricted by a “No turn on red” sign.
Alaska Driver Manual, p.55

A steady yellow light means a red light is about to appear; stop unless you are already in the intersection or too close to stop safely.

Yellow is the warning before red; speeding up to beat it is how drivers end up in the intersection when cross traffic starts.

A red light is about to appear. Stop unless you are already within the intersection, or so close to the intersection that you cannot stop safely.
Alaska Driver Manual, p.55

If the light changes to yellow as you enter the intersection, you may proceed with extreme caution.

Slamming on the brakes once you are in the intersection can leave you stuck in the path of cross traffic or get you rear-ended.

If the light changes to yellow as you enter the intersection, you may proceed with extreme caution.
Alaska Driver Manual, p.55

Turning left on a green light, yield to vehicles going straight through the intersection in the opposite direction.

Oncoming cars going straight have the right-of-way and are often moving fast, so a left turn in front of them is a common deadly crash.

Yield to vehicles going straight through the intersection in the opposite direction if you are making a left turn.
Alaska Driver Manual, p.55

On the test

At a steady red light, where must you stop?

Behind the crosswalk or stop line. Stopping past the line puts your car where pedestrians walk and where cross traffic needs room. Alaska Driver Manual, p.55: “Stop behind the crosswalk, stop line, or if none, before entering the intersection.”

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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.