A traffic light shows a solid red arrow. What are you permitted to do?
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A.
Stop and wait; no turns are allowed. Correct
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B.
Turn if no oncoming vehicles or pedestrians are present.
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C.
Proceed with the turn at reduced speed.
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D.
Turn after stopping and yielding to cross traffic.
The answer is "Stop and wait; no turns are allowed."
A solid red arrow means stop, and no turns are allowed in the direction the arrow points. Drivers who carry over the right-on-red-after-stopping habit from a circular red light pick D, because the color matches and the stop feels the same, but the arrow removes the option to turn.
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B. Turn if no oncoming vehicles or pedestrians are present.
Yielding does not create permission when the arrow itself is solid red. This answer treats the red arrow like a yield sign that clears the turn when nothing is coming.
C. Proceed with the turn at reduced speed.
The arrow forbids the turn entirely; slowing does not make it legal. This answer reads the red arrow as a caution color that only warns about the turn.
D. Turn after stopping and yielding to cross traffic.
A red arrow forbids the turn, even after a stop. This answer carries over the right-on-red-after-stopping rule from a circular red light.
This question tests your knowledge of Traffic Lights in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Flashing Yellow Arrow Traffic Signal Heads," p.81..
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