A green arrow shows at the same time as a red light and you are in the proper turn lane. Whom must you yield to before making the turn?
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A.
Vehicles and pedestrians already in the intersection. Correct
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B.
No one, because a green arrow gives a fully protected turn.
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C.
Only oncoming traffic in the opposing lanes.
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D.
Cross-traffic on the intersecting street that has the green light.
The answer is "Vehicles and pedestrians already in the intersection."
When a green arrow appears together with a red light, the manual requires you to be in the proper turn lane and to yield the right-of-way to any vehicles and pedestrians already inside the intersection. Selecting C carries the green-light left-turn rule, which names only oncoming traffic and pedestrians, over to the broader green-arrow-with-red case.
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B. No one, because a green arrow gives a fully protected turn.
The manual specifically requires yielding to any vehicles and pedestrians already inside the intersection even when the green arrow authorizes the turn. This answer draws on the common shorthand that a green arrow means 'go without checking,' a rule of thumb that fits a fully cleared intersection but not one where prior-phase traffic is still working through.
C. Only oncoming traffic in the opposing lanes.
The green-arrow rule names vehicles and pedestrians in the intersection, not just oncoming traffic, so a driver crossing legally from the cross street or a pedestrian finishing a crosswalk still has the right-of-way. This answer carries the green-light left-turn rule, which lists only oncoming traffic and pedestrians, over to the green-arrow-with-red case where the yielding duty is broader.
D. Cross-traffic on the intersecting street that has the green light.
When your arrow is green, the intersecting street is being held on red, so its drivers are not the ones authorized to move. This answer reflects the habit of scanning for cross-traffic on any turn, an instinct built for intersections without a signal that overreaches at a protected left where the cross street has no lawful movement.
This question tests your knowledge of Traffic Lights in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Traffic Signals: Steady Signal Lights, Green Arrow," p.52..
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