Traffic signal officer directing — Oklahoma Permit Test

Traffic signal officer directing on the Oklahoma permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In Oklahoma you must obey traffic signals, except when an officer is directing traffic; then you must obey the officer.

An officer can see a jam or a crash the signal knows nothing about, so the officer's word has to win.

You must obey traffic signals, except when an officer is directing traffic.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.26

Even with a green light, you should yield the right-of-way if yielding will prevent a collision, even if the other person is wrong.

Being in the right does not stop a car that runs the light, and a crash hurts you whoever is at fault.

Even though you may have the green light, always put safety first and yield the right-of-way if yielding will prevent a collision, even if the other person is wrong.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.26

On the test

A police officer is directing traffic at an intersection where the signal shows red. What should you do?

Follow the officer's directions. An officer can see a jam or a crash the signal knows nothing about, so the officer's word has to win. Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.26: “You must obey traffic signals, except when an officer is directing traffic.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Oklahoma Driver Manual, published by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.