When approaching a traffic signal displaying a steady green arrow, drivers:
- Should merge into a lane in the direction of the arrow.
- Should slow to a stop, if it is safe to do so.
- May turn in the direction of the arrow after yielding to traffic and pedestrians already in the intersection. ✓
- May drive straight through the intersection.
Answer: C. May turn in the direction of the arrow after yielding to traffic and pedestrians already in the intersection.
A steady green arrow means you may turn in the direction of the arrow, but only after yielding to traffic and pedestrians already in the intersection.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's green arrow entry says a turn in the arrow's direction is allowed. It also says drivers must give way to vehicles and people already in the intersection. That combination supports the answer: the arrow permits the turn, but it does not give you priority over anyone already there. The handbook does not describe a steady green arrow as a merge instruction, a stop instruction, or permission to drive straight through.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Should merge into a lane in the direction of the arrow. — A green arrow permits a turn in that direction; the handbook does not describe it as a signal to merge into a lane.
- B. Should slow to a stop, if it is safe to do so. — Slowing to a stop when safe is tied to a yellow arrow in the handbook, not a steady green arrow.
- D. May drive straight through the intersection. — Going straight through does not match a signal arrow that authorizes movement in the arrow's direction.
Remember it
Arrow points the path; yielding clears the path.