You approach an intersection with a flashing red light facing your direction. According to the Texas manual, what does the signal require?
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A.
Treat it as a yield and stop only if cross traffic is present.
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B.
Wait at the light until it changes to steady green before crossing.
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C.
Slow down and pass through the intersection with caution.
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D.
Come to a complete stop, then proceed when you can do so safely. Correct
The answer is "Come to a complete stop, then proceed when you can do so safely."
A flashing red is treated as a stop sign: complete stop, then proceed when clear. Option C is the trap for drivers who blur flashing red with flashing yellow, which is the signal that means slow-and-proceed.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Treat it as a yield and stop only if cross traffic is present.
The manual requires a stop regardless of whether cross traffic is present. This answer reads flashing red as a discretionary yield, borrowing from the yield-sign rule the manual keeps separate.
B. Wait at the light until it changes to steady green before crossing.
A flashing red does not require waiting for a green; after a complete stop, you may proceed when it is safe. This answer treats the flashing red as a broken steady red that will eventually cycle to green, when the flashing pattern is the manual's cue to work the signal as a stop sign.
C. Slow down and pass through the intersection with caution.
Skips the complete stop the manual makes non-negotiable at flashing red. This answer blurs the two flashing signals into one rule, when slow-and-proceed belongs to flashing yellow.
This question tests your knowledge of Traffic Lights in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Chapter 5, Traffic Signals: A Flashing Red Light," p.25..
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