If a green arrow turns into a solid green light, you:
- May still turn, but you must yield to oncoming traffic. ✓
- May no longer turn and must proceed straight.
- Still have the right-of-way to turn.
- No longer have to turn in the direction that the arrow indicated.
Answer: A. May still turn, but you must yield to oncoming traffic.
You may still make the turn, but you must yield to oncoming traffic.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says a steady green light means go only if the intersection is clear, and you must yield to pedestrians and vehicles in the intersection. It also says that when you turn left, you must yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. A green arrow lets you turn in the arrow's direction, but once the signal is a solid green light, you may still turn if it is safe; you no longer have the arrow's special permission, so you must give way to oncoming traffic.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. May no longer turn and must proceed straight. — A solid green light does not forbid turning or require you to go straight; the handbook says you may go when the intersection is clear, and turning is still possible if you yield.
- C. Still have the right-of-way to turn. — With a solid green light, the handbook requires you to yield to oncoming traffic when turning left, so you do not simply keep the right-of-way.
- D. No longer have to turn in the direction that the arrow indicated. — The solid green light does not cancel the turn direction shown by the arrow; you may still turn that way, but you must yield.
Remember it
When the arrow becomes a plain green, treat the turn as a yield turn: go only when clear and let oncoming traffic pass.