You may continue carefully through an intersection with a yellow light if:
- There is an emergency vehicle crossing your lane.
- There are pedestrians crossing.
- You are turning right.
- You are already within the intersection when the light changes to yellow. ✓
Answer: D. You are already within the intersection when the light changes to yellow.
You may continue carefully through a yellow light when you are already within the intersection as the light changes to yellow.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says a steady yellow light warns you that the signal is about to turn red. You must stop before entering the nearest crosswalk if you can do so safely. If you cannot stop safely, you may go cautiously through the intersection before the light turns red. If you are already inside the intersection when it changes to yellow, you cannot stop before entering it, so continuing carefully fits the handbook rule.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. There is an emergency vehicle crossing your lane. — The handbook does not give an emergency vehicle crossing your lane as a reason to continue through a yellow light; the yellow-light rule is about stopping safely before entering.
- B. There are pedestrians crossing. — Pedestrians crossing are a reason for caution, not a reason to proceed; the handbook says to stop before the crosswalk when you can do so safely.
- C. You are turning right. — The handbook does not say that turning right exempts you from the yellow-light stopping rule.
Remember it
If you are already in the intersection, finish crossing carefully; if you are not, stop before entering when you safely can.