Steady signal lights — Arkansas Permit Test

At a red light the driver must stop, and cannot proceed until the light turns green and it is safe to go.

Cross traffic has the green while you wait, and going early puts you in the side of a car moving at full speed.

A red light means the driver must stop. The driver cannot proceed until the light turns green and it is safe to go.

A steady yellow light means the traffic signal is changing from green to red, and you must stop if it is safe to do so.

The red is moments away, and stopping in time keeps you out of the intersection when cross traffic starts to move.

A steady yellow light means the traffic signal is changing from green to red. You must stop if it is safe to do so.

The Arkansas manual says that if you are already stopped at an intersection or a stop line when the light is steady yellow, you may not proceed.

The yellow means red is coming, so starting off now puts you in the intersection just as cross traffic gets its green.

If you are already stopped at an intersection or a stop line, you may not proceed.

A green light allows you to proceed through an intersection if there is no opposing traffic; if you are stopped on a green, you must let opposing traffic already in the intersection clear before proceeding.

A green does not empty the intersection, and a car still crossing it will hit you if you pull out into its path.

If a driver is stopped at a controlled intersection on a green light, the driver must allow opposing traffic already in the intersection to clear before proceeding.

After stopping at a red light, when may you go straight ahead?

Once the light turns green and it is safe. Cross traffic has the green while you wait, and going early puts you in the side of a car moving at full speed. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.23: “A red light means the driver must stop. The driver cannot proceed until the light turns green and it is safe to go.”