What do lane signals with a yellow X indicate?
- The signal is about to change to a green arrow.
- The signal is about to change to a red X. ✓
- Drivers may drive normally in this lane.
- Drivers may drive slowly in this lane.
Answer: B. The signal is about to change to a red X.
A yellow X means the lane signal is about to change to a red X.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's lane signal section lists three lane-signal meanings. A red X means you must never drive in that lane. A yellow X warns that the lane's signal is getting ready to go red. A green arrow means you may use the lane and must still obey other signs and signals. Since the yellow X is tied directly to the coming red X, the correct choice is the one saying the signal is about to change to a red X, not one that treats the lane as open.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. The signal is about to change to a green arrow. — A green arrow is the signal that says you may use the lane, while a yellow X warns of a coming red X, not a green arrow.
- C. Drivers may drive normally in this lane. — Driving normally is not what a yellow X indicates; it warns that the lane is about to become a red X lane, where you must never drive.
- D. Drivers may drive slowly in this lane. — The handbook does not say a yellow X permits slow driving; it says the lane signal is about to turn red.
Remember it
Treat a yellow X as a warning, not a permission slip: red X comes next.