What should you do when a traffic light is yellow and about to turn red?

What should you do when a traffic light is yellow and about to turn red?

• A. Accelerate to beat the red.
• B. Stop immediately.
• C. Prepare to stop; if you cannot stop safely, proceed with caution.
• D. Ignore and continue.

Answer: (C)

Yellow means slow down and be prepared to stop because the light is about to change to red. The best approach is to brake smoothly and stop before the intersection if you can do so safely. If you’re too close to stop safely, or conditions make stopping unsafe, you should slow and proceed through the intersection with caution, yielding to pedestrians and other traffic as needed. Do not speed up to try to beat the red, and never ignore the signal.

Yellow means slow down and be prepared to stop because the light is about to change to red. The best approach is to brake smoothly and stop before the intersection if you can do so safely. If you’re too close to stop safely, or conditions make stopping unsafe, you should slow and proceed through the intersection with caution, yielding to pedestrians and other traffic as needed. Do not speed up to try to beat the red, and never ignore the signal.