Traffic control general laws — Delaware Permit Test

Traffic control general laws on the Delaware permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In Delaware you must obey a police officer's instructions even when they are contrary to laws, signs, signals and markings.

At a dead signal, a driver who waits for green instead of the officer's wave jams the whole street.

You must obey the instructions of a police officer even though they may be contrary to laws, signs, signals, and markings;

Delaware Driver Manual, p.83

Delaware law forbids trying to evade a traffic signal or road sign by leaving the road and traveling across private property.

A car darting through a corner gas station to skip a light runs into people at the pumps.

You must not try to evade a traffic signal or road sign by leaving the road and traveling across private property.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.83

On the test

An officer at an intersection waves you through a red light. What should you do?

Go as the officer directs. At a dead signal, a driver who waits for green instead of the officer's wave jams the whole street. Delaware Driver Manual, p.83: “You must obey the instructions of a police officer even though they may be contrary to laws, signs, signals, and markings;”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.