Traffic signals sometimes display arrows to control turns from specific lanes. A solid red arrow:
- Is never used as a traffic signal.
- Has the same meaning as a circular red traffic light. ✓
- Means that drivers may turn in the direction indicated by the arrow.
- Means that the traffic the arrow is pointing toward must stop.
Answer: B. Has the same meaning as a circular red traffic light.
A solid red arrow has the same basic meaning as a circular red light: stop, and do not go in the direction of the arrow until a green light or green arrow comes on.
Why this is the answer
The manual's red arrow rule says not to go in the arrow's direction until the red arrow goes off and a green light or green arrow appears. It also says a left or right turn on red is not allowed at a red arrow. That is the same core instruction as a steady circular red: stop and wait for green before proceeding. So the arrow is not permission to turn; it holds that direction until the signal changes.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Is never used as a traffic signal. — The manual says some traffic lights are arrows, so a red arrow is used as a signal.
- C. Means that drivers may turn in the direction indicated by the arrow. — A red arrow tells you not to go in the direction it points until a green light or green arrow appears, so it does not permit the turn.
- D. Means that the traffic the arrow is pointing toward must stop. — The red arrow restricts drivers who want to go in the arrow's direction; it does not say that all traffic the arrow points toward must stop.
Remember it
Picture the red arrow as a red light aimed at one direction: wait for green, and do not turn on red.