Red lights — Wisconsin Permit Test

At a steady red light a driver comes to a full stop and waits until the light turns green and there is no cross traffic.

Green is permission, not proof the way is clear. The cross traffic still has to finish before you start.

Steady Red – Come to a full stop. You must wait until the traffic light turns green and there is no cross traffic.

A driver may turn right on red where it is safe to do so and no sign prohibits it.

The turn is allowed by default in Wisconsin, so the sign is what takes it away. Reading the post is part of the turn.

You can turn right on red if it is safe to do so and there is no sign prohibiting it.

A driver may turn left on red only when turning from a one-way street on to a one-way street.

Both streets running one way means nothing is coming at you across the turn. Anywhere else the move is banned.

You may turn left on red if you are turning from a one-way on to a one-way street.

Turning on red, a driver stops first, yields to all traffic, then proceeds and stays in the lane.

The turn is made out of a stop, not out of a roll. Everything already moving goes before you do.

When turning on red you need to stop first, yield to all traffic and then proceed staying in your lane.

At a flashing red light a driver comes to a full stop and may go when it is safe.

A flashing red is a stop sign made of light. It asks for the same full stop and the same look.

Flashing Red – You must come to a full stop. You may go when it is safe to do so.

What must a Wisconsin driver wait for at a steady red light?

Green, and no cross traffic left. Green is permission, not proof the way is clear. The cross traffic still has to finish before you start. Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.32: “Steady Red – Come to a full stop. You must wait until the traffic light turns green and there is no cross traffic.”