BC Class 5&7
Traffic lights: solid, arrow and flashing
ICBC's driving guide: Signs, signals and road markings
Red, yellow and green are the easy part. What separates a confident driver from a hesitant one is knowing that the same colour means different things depending on whether it is solid, flashing, or shaped as an arrow.
Solid:
- Red — stop. After a complete stop you may turn right, or turn left onto a one-way street, unless a sign forbids it.
- Yellow — slow down and stop before the intersection, unless you cannot stop safely in time.
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Practice questions on this card
- Q-0101The light turns green but a vehicle is still stopped in the middle of the intersection. What does the green light entitle you to do?
- Q-0102The light turns yellow as you approach and you are travelling too close to stop safely. What should you do?
- Q-0103You are stopped at a steady red light and want to turn right. A sign at the intersection says nothing about turns. May you turn?
- Q-0104A traffic light shows a flashing green. What does it mean in B.C.?
- Q-0105You arrive at an intersection showing a flashing red light. What is required?
- Q-0106You see a flashing green arrow pointing left beside a steady red light. What does that combination allow?
- Q-0107An advance left-turn green arrow changes to a yellow arrow while you are approaching. What does the yellow arrow mean?
- Q-0108A steady white rectangular light shows at an intersection. Who may go on it?
- Q-0125A green arrow points right and there is no other signal showing for your lane. What are you permitted to do?
- Q-0126What is the purpose of lighted signals as a family?
- Q-0128The traffic signal at an intersection is completely dark because of a power failure. How should you treat the intersection?