You want to turn right at a circular red light, and no sign prohibits it. What must happen first?
Correct answer: Stop completely, then yield and turn only when clear.
A right turn on red is allowed only after a complete stop and when traffic is permitted in that direction. Yield to pedestrians and other vehicles.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Which left turn may be made at a circular red light after stopping and yielding, if no sign prohibits it?
Correct answer: From a one-way road onto another one-way road in the permitted direction.
The left-on-red exception applies from a one-way road to a one-way cross street. The turn must follow the permitted direction and the intersection must be clear.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A red arrow controls your intended turn. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop and wait for a signal that permits the movement.
A red arrow requires you to stop before the stop line, crosswalk or intersection. Do not treat it as the circular-red right-turn exception.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You approach a flashing red signal. How should you proceed?
Correct answer: Stop completely, yield and go when the intersection is clear.
A flashing red light has the same stopping requirement as a stop sign. After stopping, apply the right-of-way rules.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
The light turns steady yellow while you are approaching, and you can stop safely before the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop before entering.
Yellow warns that red is next. Do not enter when you can make a safe stop before the intersection.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You are already waiting inside an intersection to turn left when the signal becomes red. What should you do?
Correct answer: Complete the turn as soon as it is safe.
A driver already waiting in the intersection should clear it safely. Do not reverse to the stop line or turn into a remaining hazard.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A flashing yellow arrow faces you for a left turn. What must you do about oncoming traffic?
Correct answer: Yield to oncoming vehicles that present an immediate hazard.
The flashing yellow arrow allows cautious movement, not a protected turn. Yield to oncoming traffic and people in your path.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 67, physical PDF page 70; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Your light is green, but a queue leaves no room beyond the intersection. You intend to go straight. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait before entering until there is room to clear the intersection.
Do not enter a signal-controlled intersection for a straight movement unless you can move through without blocking cross traffic.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Intersection gridlock; printed page 65, physical PDF page 68; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A green left arrow comes on while a pedestrian is still in your turning path. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield until the pedestrian is clear of your path.
Even a protected arrow does not permit striking someone already in the intersection. Yield to vehicles and pedestrians already there.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Right of way and yielding; printed page 43, physical PDF page 46; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A steady red X is displayed over your lane. What does it mean?
Correct answer: You must not drive in that lane.
A red X closes the lane to your direction. Obey the overhead control as well as other signs and signals.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Lane use control signals; printed page 68, physical PDF page 71; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
The overhead lane signal changes to a steady yellow X. What should you prepare to do?
Correct answer: Move safely out of that lane before it closes.
A steady yellow X warns that the lane control is changing and a red X will follow. Find a safe opening into an allowed lane.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Lane use control signals; printed page 68, physical PDF page 71; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A car ahead moves past a ramp meter on green. May you follow it through the same green?
Correct answer: No; the manual’s rule is one car per green.
Ramp meters meter entry one vehicle per green. Wait for your own green instead of following another car through.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Freeway ramp meters; printed page 68, physical PDF page 71; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
