(7)3.2.1 Responsibility at a Traffic Light: Difference between revisions
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(a) Red light: Stop before entering the intersection and remain stopped until the signal turns green, unless making a permitted turn on red as allowed by law. Drivers must ensure the intersection is clear before proceeding. | (a) Red light: Stop before entering the intersection and remain stopped until the signal turns green, unless making a permitted turn on red as allowed by law. Drivers must ensure the intersection is clear before proceeding. | ||
(b) Yellow light: Prepare to stop if it is safe to do so. Drivers shall not enter the intersection after the light turns yellow unless stopping would create a hazard. | (b) Yellow light: Prepare to stop if it is safe to do so. Drivers shall not enter the intersection after the light turns yellow unless stopping would create a hazard. | ||
(c) Green light: Proceed through the intersection only when it is safe to do so, yielding to pedestrians and other vehicles lawfully in the intersection. | (c) Green light: Proceed through the intersection only when it is safe to do so, yielding to pedestrians and other vehicles lawfully in the intersection. | ||
(d) Continuous caution: Even when the light indicates a right-of-way, drivers shall verify that the intersection is clear and that other road users are yielding appropriately. | (d) Continuous caution: Even when the light indicates a right-of-way, drivers shall verify that the intersection is clear and that other road users are yielding appropriately. | ||
* Violation of article (a) of this subsection constitute a <b>Level 4 Infraction</b>. | * Violation of article (a) of this subsection constitute a <b>Level 4 Infraction</b>. | ||
* Violation of articles (b), (c), or (d) of this subsection constitutes a <b>Level 2 Infraction</b>. | * Violation of articles (b), (c), or (d) of this subsection constitutes a <b>Level 2 Infraction</b>. | ||
Revision as of 05:00, 19 December 2025
A driver operating a motor vehicle approaching or entering an intersection controlled by a traffic light shall:
(a) Red light: Stop before entering the intersection and remain stopped until the signal turns green, unless making a permitted turn on red as allowed by law. Drivers must ensure the intersection is clear before proceeding.
(b) Yellow light: Prepare to stop if it is safe to do so. Drivers shall not enter the intersection after the light turns yellow unless stopping would create a hazard.
(c) Green light: Proceed through the intersection only when it is safe to do so, yielding to pedestrians and other vehicles lawfully in the intersection.
(d) Continuous caution: Even when the light indicates a right-of-way, drivers shall verify that the intersection is clear and that other road users are yielding appropriately.
- Violation of article (a) of this subsection constitute a Level 4 Infraction.
- Violation of articles (b), (c), or (d) of this subsection constitutes a Level 2 Infraction.