Washington permit test: traffic signals
Steady and flashing lights, arrows, pedestrian signals and lane-use signals. 6 questions.
You are stopped at a red light on a one-way street and want to turn left onto another one-way street. No sign prohibits it. What may you do?
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Sample traffic signals questions
You are stopped at a red light on a one-way street and want to turn left onto another one-way street. No sign prohibits it. What may you do?
- A Wait for a green light, since left turns on red are illegal
- B Turn left after a complete stop when there is room
- C Turn without stopping if no one is coming
- D Turn only if a green arrow appears
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B. Turn left after a complete stop when there is room
After a complete stop at a red light, you may turn left onto a one-way street if no 'no turn on red' sign is posted and there is room to enter traffic. Right turns on red follow the same rule.
You are stopped at a red light and want to turn right. There is no 'no turn on red' sign. What may you do?
- A Turn right without stopping if the lane is clear
- B Wait for the green light, since right on red is illegal
- C Turn right only if a green arrow appears
- D Turn right after a full stop if there is room
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D. Turn right after a full stop if there is room
After coming to a complete stop at a red light, you may turn right if no sign prohibits it and you have plenty of room to enter traffic. Yield to pedestrians and cross traffic.
The light turns yellow while you are already in the intersection. What should you do?
- A Continue through at the posted speed
- B Speed up past the limit to clear it before red
- C Stop immediately in the intersection
- D Back up behind the stop line
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A. Continue through at the posted speed
If you are already in the intersection when the light turns yellow, continue through at the posted speed. You are not allowed to accelerate beyond the speed limit to clear the intersection.
Where might you see a flashing green traffic light, according to the Washington Driver Guide?
- A In British Columbia, warning that pedestrians are waiting
- B In Washington school zones, meaning slow to 20 mph
- C On Washington freeway ramp meters
- D At Washington railroad crossings
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A. In British Columbia, warning that pedestrians are waiting
You won't see a flashing green light in Washington. In British Columbia, Canada, a flashing green warns that pedestrians are waiting to cross.