You intend to turn right at a circular red light. No sign prohibits the turn. What must you do first?
Correct answer: Stop completely, then yield to pedestrians and conflicting traffic before turning if safe.
Oklahoma’s stated right-on-red exception requires a complete stop and yielding. Rolling through is not enough.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, marked Updated 11/24/25, printed and physical PDF page 26: Traffic Signals — circular red. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A left-turn arrow is flashing yellow while an oncoming car approaches. What is required?
Correct answer: Yield and turn only when the path is safely clear.
A flashing yellow arrow permits a yielding, unprotected turn. It is not the same as a green protected-turn arrow.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, marked Updated 11/24/25, printed and physical PDF page 26: Flashing Yellow Arrow. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You approach a flashing red traffic light. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop completely, then proceed cautiously after yielding as required.
Flashing red requires a full stop. After stopping, use the applicable right-of-way rules and enter only when safe.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, marked Updated 11/24/25, printed and physical PDF page 26: Flashing Red Light. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Your approach has a flashing yellow traffic light. What is the appropriate response?
Correct answer: Slow down and proceed with caution while checking the intersection.
Flashing yellow calls for caution, not a guarantee of a clear path. It differs from flashing red’s full-stop instruction.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, marked Updated 11/24/25, printed and physical PDF page 26: Flashing Yellow Light. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You are on a one-way street turning left onto another one-way street at a circular red light. No sign or officer prohibits it. What does Oklahoma permit?
Correct answer: A left turn after a complete stop and yielding, if it is safe.
The permission is limited to the described one-way-to-one-way movement. Stop and yield to pedestrians and conflicting traffic.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, marked Updated 11/24/25, printed and physical PDF page 26: Red Light — one-way left turn. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
The circular signal changes from green to steady yellow before you reach the intersection. You can stop safely before entering. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop rather than accelerate into the intersection.
A steady yellow warns that the signal is changing. Stop when you can do so safely rather than trying to beat the red.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, marked Updated 11/24/25, printed and physical PDF page 26: Traffic Signals — Yellow Light. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A green arrow permits your turn, but a pedestrian who entered lawfully is still in your turning path. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield to the pedestrian before turning.
A green arrow permits movement in its direction, but does not authorize striking or cutting off a pedestrian lawfully in the intersection.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual, marked Updated 11/24/25, printed and physical PDF page 26: Traffic Signals — Green Arrow. Current catalog-linked source reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
