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 handbook describes a steady yellow light as a warning: it tells you to use caution because the signal is about to change to red. It also says you must stop before the nearest crosswalk if you can do that safely, and if stopping safely is not possible you may go cautiously through the intersection before the red. So the light that will soon appear is the steady red. The passages do not say yellow leads to a green or flashing signal.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Flashing yellow — The handbook says a flashing yellow light means slow down and proceed with caution; it does not say a steady yellow changes to flashing yellow.
- B. Steady green — A steady green light lets drivers proceed if it is safe, while the passage says a steady yellow changes to red, not green.
- D. Flashing red — The passages do not describe a steady yellow changing to a flashing red; they say the change is to red.
Remember it
Yellow is the heads-up; red is next.
Official handbook: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7), Chapter 4: Right-of-Way , p. 25