You face a steady red light with a green arrow pointing right displayed at the same time. What does the Texas manual say you may do?
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A.
Move in the arrow's direction after yielding to other traffic and pedestrians. Correct
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B.
Turn right without stopping since the arrow overrides the red signal.
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C.
Stop and wait for the red light to change to green before turning.
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D.
Proceed only if all cross traffic has already cleared the intersection.
The answer is "Move in the arrow's direction after yielding to other traffic and pedestrians."
A green arrow shown with a red allows a careful move in the arrow's direction after yielding the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians. Option B is the trap for drivers who read any green arrow as absolute priority and drop the yielding step the manual writes into the rule.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Turn right without stopping since the arrow overrides the red signal.
The arrow does not override obligations to pedestrians and other vehicles; a yield is required first. Reads any green arrow as absolute priority and drops the yielding step written into the rule.
C. Stop and wait for the red light to change to green before turning.
The green arrow expressly allows the turn without waiting for the red to change. Treats the paired display as if only the red half counted, which ignores the arrow half of the signal.
D. Proceed only if all cross traffic has already cleared the intersection.
The manual requires a yield, not full clearance of every cross-traffic vehicle. Confuses a yield with a total-clearance rule, a stricter standard the passage does not set.
This question tests your knowledge of Traffic Lights in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Traffic Signals (Green Arrow Displayed at the Same Time as a Red Light)," p.25..
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