A green arrow at a traffic light allows you to:
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A.
Make a protected turn in the direction it points. Correct
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B.
Proceed straight through the intersection with caution.
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C.
Turn only after yielding to oncoming traffic.
The answer is "Make a protected turn in the direction it points."
A green arrow allows a protected turn in the direction it points; oncoming vehicles are stopped by a red signal light. The 'turn only after yielding' choice describes the flashing yellow arrow rule; a driver reading the arrow sections as one block reaches for the yielding step even when the arrow is a solid green.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Proceed straight through the intersection with caution.
Describes what a solid green light allows, not what a green arrow allows. This answer mixes the two green indications and treats them as interchangeable, missing that the arrow protects the turn.
C. Turn only after yielding to oncoming traffic.
Describes the flashing yellow arrow rule of yielding to oncoming traffic before turning. This answer carries the yield step from the unprotected arrow onto the protected one, missing the protection the solid indication provides.
This question tests your knowledge of Traffic Lights in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Traffic Signals: Green Arrow," p.34..
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