A steady green traffic light at an intersection means:
- Increase your speed.
- Adjust your mirrors.
- You may continue through the intersection at a safe and reasonable speed, if it is clear to do so. ✓
Answer: C. You may continue through the intersection at a safe and reasonable speed, if it is clear to do so.
A steady green light means you may continue through the intersection at a safe and reasonable speed, if it is clear to do so.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says a solid green light means GO, but it adds conditions. You must still stop for any vehicle, bicyclist, or pedestrian already in the intersection. You should only proceed if you have enough space and will not create a danger to others. You should not enter if you cannot get completely across before the light turns red. That is why the correct choice is to continue at a safe, reasonable speed only when it is clear.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Increase your speed. — Increasing your speed is wrong because a green light still requires you to proceed safely, stop for anyone already in the intersection, and avoid entering unless you can get across.
- B. Adjust your mirrors. — Adjusting your mirrors is wrong because it does not describe what a green light means and takes your attention away from checking that the intersection is clear.
Remember it
Green says go, but your eyes still check the intersection first.