Your signal turns green, but a queue beyond the intersection leaves no room for your car. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait before the intersection until there is room to clear it.
A green light permits movement only when the intersection is clear. Do not enter a space you cannot clear safely.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Green ball; printed p. 50; PDF p. 55 ↗
The light turns steady yellow as you approach. You are far enough away to stop safely before entering. What is required?
Correct answer: Stop before entering the intersection.
Steady yellow warns that red is next. Stop unless you are already in the intersection or too close to stop safely.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Yellow ball; printed p. 50; PDF p. 55 ↗
You want to turn right at a steady circular red light. No sign prohibits the turn. What must happen before you turn?
Correct answer: Make a complete stop, then turn only when it is safe.
Alaska permits a right turn on a circular red after a full stop when the movement is safe and no sign prohibits it. Check for pedestrians and conflicting traffic.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Red ball; printed p. 50; PDF p. 55 ↗
Your right-turn lane is controlled by a steady red arrow. The crossing appears empty. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stay stopped and wait for a signal that permits the turn.
A steady red arrow prohibits the movement it points toward. The Alaska manual says to wait until the arrow changes to green or flashing yellow.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Red arrow; printed p. 50; PDF p. 55 ↗
A green left arrow appears while a pedestrian who lawfully entered earlier is still in your turning path. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield until the pedestrian has cleared your path.
A green arrow permits the indicated movement, but you must still use caution and yield to people or vehicles lawfully remaining in the intersection.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Green arrow; printed p. 51; PDF p. 56 ↗
At an intersection, your circular signal is flashing red. What is the correct approach?
Correct answer: Stop, check all directions, and proceed only when safe.
A flashing red requires a full stop before the intersection, followed by a careful check for traffic and pedestrians. It is not merely a caution signal.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Flashing red ball; printed p. 51; PDF p. 56 ↗
The signal for your left-turn lane is a flashing red arrow. How should you make the turn?
Correct answer: Stop first, check for conflicts, and turn only when safe.
The manual distinguishes a flashing red arrow from a steady red arrow. The flashing arrow requires a stop and a safe gap before making the movement.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Flashing red arrow; printed p. 51; PDF p. 56 ↗
You approach a flashing circular yellow signal. There is no immediate conflict. What should you do?
Correct answer: Reduce speed and proceed cautiously, yielding to users in the intersection.
A flashing yellow circular signal calls for reduced speed and caution. Yield to pedestrians and vehicles in the intersection; a stop may be needed for a conflict.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Flashing yellow ball; printed p. 51; PDF p. 56 ↗
Your left arrow flashes yellow while an oncoming car is traveling straight toward the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield and make the turn only when the path is safe.
A flashing yellow arrow is a permissive turn, not a protected one. Yield to oncoming traffic, pedestrians, and vehicles in the intersection.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Flashing yellow arrow; printed p. 51; PDF p. 56 ↗
Every signal head facing your direction is dark and no one is directing traffic. How should you proceed?
Correct answer: Stop, yield to traffic approaching from the right, and proceed only when safe.
The Alaska manual requires a stop when no signal head for your direction is working and no one directs traffic. Yield to traffic on your right and use extreme caution.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Traffic signals: Unlit signal head; printed p. 52; PDF p. 57 ↗
Under the Alaska manual, when may a pedestrian start crossing while an orange hand flashes beside a countdown?
Correct answer: Only if the crossing can be completed before the timer reaches zero.
Alaska explicitly allows entry during a flashing hand with a countdown if the person can finish before zero. A flashing hand without a countdown does not permit a new crossing.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Flashing orange upraised hand with countdown timer; printed p. 52; PDF p. 57 ↗
An overhead lane-control signal above your lane changes to a steady yellow X. What should you do?
Correct answer: Leave that lane in a safe manner.
A steady yellow X means clear the lane safely because a red X is about to appear. A red X prohibits using the lane; a steady green downward arrow permits travel.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, Rev. 10/2025 - Lane control signals: Steady yellow X; printed p. 53; PDF p. 58 ↗
