A flashing green light at the intersection where turns to the left and right are permitted indicates?
- All of these ✓
- You may proceed straight through if the way is clear
- You may turn to the right if the way is clear
- You may turn to the left if the way is clear
Answer: A. All of these
A flashing green light here means all of these: you may go straight, turn right, or turn left if the way is clear.
Why this is the answer
The handbook describes a flashing green as a pedestrian-controlled signal: you go only when the intersection is clear. The question says left and right turns are permitted at this intersection. Putting those together, the clear-the-intersection condition applies whether you continue straight or make either turn. That is why the choice that collects straight, right and left is the best answer, rather than picking just one movement.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. You may proceed straight through if the way is clear — Going straight is only one of the permitted movements here; choosing this alone leaves out the turns that are also allowed when the way is clear.
- C. You may turn to the right if the way is clear — Turning right is only one of the permitted movements here; choosing this alone leaves out going straight and turning left when the way is clear.
- D. You may turn to the left if the way is clear — Turning left is only one of the permitted movements here; choosing this alone leaves out going straight and turning right when the way is clear.
Remember it
Flashing green is not a free pass: check the whole intersection first, then go straight or turn.