When approaching a traffic signal displaying a flashing yellow arrow, drivers:
- Should merge into a lane in the direction of the arrow.
- Should come to a complete stop.
- May turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. ✓
- Have the right-of-way and may expect oncoming traffic to stop for them.
Answer: C. May turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
A flashing yellow arrow means you may turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
Why this is the answer
The Florida handbook lists flashing yellow arrows under flashing signal lights. It says turns are allowed in the arrow's direction, but the traffic coming toward you has a green light. That is why you must give way to oncoming vehicles and to people on foot before you make the turn. The signal does not give you a protected turn and does not tell you to stop. It permits the turn only after you have yielded.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Should merge into a lane in the direction of the arrow. — A flashing yellow arrow allows a turn in the arrow's direction; it is not described as an instruction to merge into another lane.
- B. Should come to a complete stop. — A flashing yellow arrow does not require a complete stop; the handbook treats flashing red lights as stop-and-proceed signals, not flashing yellow arrows.
- D. Have the right-of-way and may expect oncoming traffic to stop for them. — A flashing yellow arrow does not give you the right-of-way; the passage says oncoming traffic has a green light and you must yield to it and to pedestrians.
Remember it
Think of a flashing yellow arrow as permission with a catch: turn that way only after the oncoming traffic and walkers have cleared your path.