What does a green arrow with a green light mean?
When you turn during the green arrow phase, your turn is “protected” because oncoming traffic is stopped by a red light. If the green arrow turns into a green light, you may still turn in that direction, but first yield to pedestrians and oncoming traffic.
What does a steady green down pointing arrow light mean?
Whenever special traffic control signals exhibit a downward green arrow, a yellow X, or a red X indication, such signal indication shall have the following meaning: (1) A steady downward green arrow means that a driver is permitted to drive in the lane over which the arrow signal is located.
What does a yellow arrow with a green light mean?
Oncoming traffic
Flashing Yellow Arrow Oncoming traffic will face a green light and have the right-of-way. Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
What is the difference between a green light and a green arrow?
If you have a green arrow you have the right-of-away over oncoming traffic and may proceed. A green light only allows you to turn left when it’s safe after yielding to oncoming traffic. Occasionally you may encounter an intersection with a sign showing specific instructions for that intersection.
Can you turn right on a green straight arrow?
Straight Green Arrow Means ‘Go Straight’ and do not turn left or right. If you are facing a regular green light, you are usually allowed to turn from your lane at the intersection. Right or left. Those are the usual options.
Can a Green Arrow Turn to a red?
The green arrow turns to a red arrow and you must stop at the red light or the green arrow turns to just a solid green light and you must yield to all oncoming traffic before safely making your left turn. The left turn on a solid green is one where we have many of our major collisions.
When does the Green Arrow at the traffic lights go green?
If the main traffic light is round, green means you can go (not you must go!) The difference is that when you go on the main, round, green light, you’ll then have to negotiate the traffic coming the other way – wait for a safe gap and all that. When a filter arrow goes green, the oncoming traffic has been stopped.
Do you have to wait for an arrow to make a right turn?
You don’t have to wait for an arrow if there’s a green light. Is this a junction you use often so know has a right turn arrow. Not every junction with traffic lights has one. Most you just move forward when the green light shows and wait in the middle until a suitable gap in the oncoming traffic to make your right turn.
What to do when there is no arrow at a red light?
If there’s a red arrow, but the red arrow disappears (some intersections have this feature), you can treat it like if there was no arrows at all. You wait over the white lines, so when the lights go red you can complete the turn after traffic has come to a stop. I spotted a red p plater the other week.
Do you turn in the direction of the Green Arrow?
It is better to slow down and let right-turning vehicles enter smoothly. The green arrow may be displayed by its own or together with other signals. If you see a green arrow together with a circular red signal, it means that you may turn in the direction of the arrow. Traffic going in any other direction is stopped by the circular red signal.
What does the Green Arrow mean on a red light?
The green arrow indicates a protected turn. When the green arrow is shown for your lane, you may turn only in the direction of the arrow. Traffic coming from the opposite direction or traffic that could interfere with your turn is stopped by a red light.
What does it mean when you see a Green Arrow on a traffic signal?
The green arrow may be displayed by its own or together with other signals. If you see a green arrow together with a circular red signal, it means that you may turn in the direction of the arrow. Traffic going in any other direction is stopped by the circular red signal.
Is it safe to enter an intersection with a Green Arrow?
If you have stopped, don’t enter the intersection again until a circular green signal, green arrow, or flashing yellow arrow is shown – and it is safe to do so! Note that oncoming traffic will no longer be stopped by a red light when the green signal or flashing yellow arrow comes on.