If you come to an intersection controlled by a flashing yellow light, you must:
- Wait for the green light before proceeding.
- Slow down and cross the intersection carefully. ✓
- Stop before crossing the intersection.
Answer: B. Slow down and cross the intersection carefully.
When you reach an intersection with a flashing yellow light, slow down and cross it carefully.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says a flashing yellow light is a warning to proceed with caution: slow down and be alert, and you do not need to stop. That is exactly what the correct choice describes — easing off and going through while watching for other traffic. A flashing yellow is not the same as a solid yellow, which tells you to stop if you can do so safely, and it is not a red light or a dark signal.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Wait for the green light before proceeding. — A flashing yellow does not require you to wait for a green light; the handbook says you proceed with caution and do not need to stop.
- C. Stop before crossing the intersection. — Stopping is not required at a flashing yellow light — the handbook reserves the required stop for a flashing red light or a signal that is not working.
Remember it
Think of flashing yellow as a warning, not a command: yellow flash means ease off the gas and look, while red flash means stop first.