When stopped at a red traffic light with a green arrow, you may proceed in the direction of the arrow if you:
- First come to a complete stop.
- Wait until the light changes.
- Are in the proper lane and the intersection is clear. ✓
Answer: C. Are in the proper lane and the intersection is clear.
You may go in the direction of the green arrow when you are in the correct lane and the intersection is clear.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says a green arrow means go the way the arrow points and gives you a protected turn; oncoming traffic is stopped by a red light. So you do not wait for another green or stop again. The passages do not spell out the proper-lane and clear-intersection wording for a green arrow, but they do say to go only if you have enough space and no vehicle, bicyclist, or pedestrian is in your path.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. First come to a complete stop. — A complete stop is not the condition for using a green arrow, since the arrow itself tells you to go in its direction while you are already stopped at the red light.
- B. Wait until the light changes. — Waiting for the light to change ignores that the green arrow already permits you to proceed in the arrow's direction.
Remember it
Green arrow: go that way, but only if your lane and path are clear.