You approach an intersection on a green light and see a vehicle already turning inside it. What does the manual tell you to do?
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A.
Enter the intersection alongside the turning driver so both can clear it together.
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B.
Stop at the crosswalk and wait for a red light before you enter.
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C.
Continue through, because your green light gives you priority over the turn.
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D.
Yield to the vehicle already in the intersection and let it finish its turn. Correct
The answer is "Yield to the vehicle already in the intersection and let it finish its turn."
A driver approaching an intersection must yield to any traffic already inside it, even on a green light. The manual treats a green as permission to enter only when the path is clear, not as clearance to displace a vehicle already in the intersection. Drivers who read a green as an unconditional right of way (trusting the color of the light more than what they see in front of them) are the ones who pick C.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Enter the intersection alongside the turning driver so both can clear it together.
You must wait outside the intersection until the vehicle already there completes its turn; entering beside it creates a conflict instead of yielding. This answer borrows a habit from busy multi-lane intersections, where drivers often move through beside a turning car without waiting for it to clear.
B. Stop at the crosswalk and wait for a red light before you enter.
The manual has you enter as soon as the traffic clears; it does not require a fresh cycle of the signal. This answer confuses this yield rule with the full-stop procedure required at a dark or malfunctioning light.
C. Continue through, because your green light gives you priority over the turn.
A green light gives permission to enter only when it is safe; traffic already in the intersection keeps priority. This answer reads a green light as an unconditional right of way, a shortcut many drivers rely on to time their approach.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Right-of-Way," p.34..
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