The signal ahead changes from green to steady yellow as you approach the intersection. According to the Texas manual, what does the yellow require?
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A.
Speed up to clear the intersection before the light turns red.
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B.
Stop before the nearest crosswalk if you can do so safely. Correct
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C.
Slow down slightly and hold your speed until the red appears.
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D.
Continue at your current speed since yellow is still a go signal.
The answer is "Stop before the nearest crosswalk if you can do so safely."
A steady yellow means stop before the nearest crosswalk if the stop can be made safely; only when a safe stop is impossible do you proceed cautiously through. Option A is the trap for drivers running on the 'beat the yellow' habit, which trades a legal stop for a red-light entry.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Speed up to clear the intersection before the light turns red.
Racing the light is not the manual's instruction; it tells you to stop when safe. Follows the 'beat the yellow' habit that swaps a legal stop for a red-light entry.
C. Slow down slightly and hold your speed until the red appears.
Only slowing misreads the yellow, which asks for a stop when one can be made safely. Treats steady yellow like flashing yellow, which the manual keeps as a separate signal.
D. Continue at your current speed since yellow is still a go signal.
The manual calls yellow a caution warning, not a go signal. Reads yellow as an extension of green, which the section explicitly rules out.
This question tests your knowledge of Traffic Lights in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Traffic Signals (Steady Yellow Light (Caution))," p.25..
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