Flashing yellow light
Also known as: flashing yellow signal, yellow flasher, flashing amber
A traffic signal flashing yellow, which warns drivers to slow down and proceed with caution. Cross traffic facing a flashing red must stop, but vehicles facing the flashing yellow do not have an automatic right-of-way over pedestrians or vehicles already in the intersection.
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- An automated flagger device shows a flashing yellow light with its stop arm up. You should... · Oregon practice question
- A school bus on an Oregon road begins flashing its red lights and extends a stop arm. What... · Oregon practice question
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