A steady yellow traffic signal means that a ____ light will soon appear.
- Flashing yellow
- Steady green
- Steady red ✓
- Flashing red
Answer: C. Steady red
A steady yellow traffic signal means a steady red light will soon appear.
Why this is the answer
The manual's traffic signal section says a steady yellow means the signal is changing from green to red, and it advises you to be prepared to stop for the red light. That makes yellow a warning about the next signal, not a signal to speed up or keep going. The supporting passage points directly to steady red as what follows.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Flashing yellow — A flashing yellow means drive with caution; it is not the light that follows a steady yellow.
- B. Steady green — A steady green means go while yielding as required, so it is not what a steady yellow warns is coming.
- D. Flashing red — A flashing red works like a stop sign, requiring a stop and yield before going when safe; it is not the next light after steady yellow.
Remember it
Think yellow first, red next: yellow is your heads-up to prepare to stop.