A steady yellow light at an intersection means:
- Go.
- Yield to other cars.
- Slow down and prepare to stop. ✓
- Stop.
Answer: C. Slow down and prepare to stop.
A steady yellow light means you should slow down and prepare to stop.
Why this is the answer
The handbook describes a yellow light as a warning that the signal is changing to red. It tells you to stop if you can do so safely, because being in the intersection when the light turns red is very dangerous. That is why the right response is to ease off and get ready to stop, rather than speed up or treat the light like a green one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Go. — Going is what the handbook says to do on a green light, but only when the intersection is clear.
- B. Yield to other cars. — Yielding to other cars is not what a steady yellow light is telling you; it is a warning that the light is about to turn red.
- D. Stop. — Stopping is not automatic here, since the handbook says to stop only if you can do so safely.
Remember it
Yellow is a warning, so think ahead: ease off and get ready to stop if it is safe.