Traffic signals — Alabama Permit Test

A steady circular red signal means stop and remain stopped until the signal turns green; right turns, and in certain cases left turns, are permitted after stopping.

Red gives the intersection to the other road, so you wait your turn.

RED…Stop when signal is steady circular red.

A circular steady yellow means clear the intersection; it follows a green signal, and you must not enter the intersection when the red comes on.

Yellow is the warning that red is next, so the intersection must be clear before cross traffic gets its green.

A circular steady yellow means clear the intersection.

A steady circular green means go: you may go straight or turn right or left, yielding to vehicles and pedestrians lawfully within the intersection, unless a sign prohibits a turn.

Green lets you go, but cars and people still in the intersection have to be let through first.

You may go straight or turn right or left, yielding to other vehicles and pedestrians lawfully within the intersection.

You may turn right after stopping for a red light if you are in the proper lane, yielding to traffic and pedestrians, unless a sign prohibits it.

A turn on red is allowed only after a full stop and only when the way is clear.

You may make a right turn after stopping for a red light if you are in the proper lane for such turn.

You may turn left after stopping at a red light only from a one-way street onto another one-way street with traffic moving from right to left, yielding to traffic and pedestrians.

That is the one left turn that does not cross the path of oncoming cars.

You may make a left turn after stopping if you are driving on a one-way street and the street

If a traffic light is not working, treat the intersection as you would a four-way stop.

With no signal to take turns for you, drivers take turns by stopping and going in order.

If the traffic light is inoperative, treat the intersection as you would a four-way stop.

A flashing red signal means the same as a STOP sign.

You must stop fully, then go when it is safe, just as at a stop sign.

At a flashing red signal. This means the same as a STOP sign.

A steady green arrow, alone or with another indication, means you may enter the intersection to make the movement the arrow shows, yielding to pedestrians and vehicles lawfully using the intersection.

The arrow gives your turn its own time, while opposing traffic is stopped.

GREEN ARROWS permit you to proceed in the direction of the arrow while opposing traffic must stop.

Yellow arrows follow green arrows to show that the protected movement is ending; a steady yellow arrow with a circular green means the protected green-arrow movement is ending.

After the yellow arrow, a left turn is no longer protected, so you must yield to oncoming traffic.

YELLOW ARROWS come after green arrows to indicate that the protected movement indicated by the green arrow is being terminated.

A steady yellow arrow alone or with a steady circular red clears the protected green-arrow movement, and you may not enter the intersection after the yellow arrow goes out.

When it goes out, cross traffic is about to get its turn.

You may not enter the intersection after the yellow arrow goes out.

Red flashing lights are used with crossbuck signs at many railroad crossings; always stop when they begin to flash because a train is near, and if there is more than one track, make sure all are clear.

Flashing lights at a crossing mean a train is close enough that you cannot beat it.

Always stop when the lights begin to flash because a train is near.

At crossings with gates and flashing lights, stop when the lights begin to flash, before the gates lower, and remain stopped until the gates are raised and the lights stop flashing.

The lights start before the gates come down, and that is when you stop.

Remain stopped until the gates are raised and the lights stop flashing.

What must you do at a steady red light?

Stop and stay stopped until it turns green. Red gives the intersection to the other road, so you wait your turn. Alabama Driver Manual, p.54: “RED…Stop when signal is steady circular red.”