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stop... A police officer assuming control of that intersection will have precedence over a traffic signal. If their signals are contrary to the traffic signal, you'll follow their signal.
If there is a traffic light.
General rules of the road state that you must clear the intersection by the time the red light illuminates; if there was traffic preventing you from clearing the intersection before you entered it on a yellow light then you should not have entered the intersection because of impediments to traffic.
Answer about left turnsCarefully, unless you are in China. The person turning left must yield to oncoming traffic. At a regular traffic light, you should enter the intersection. When the oncoming traffic stops for the red light you Amy proceed in order to clear the intersection.
Answer about left turnsCarefully, unless you are in China. The person turning left must yield to oncoming traffic. At a regular traffic light, you should enter the intersection. When the oncoming traffic stops for the red light you Amy proceed in order to clear the intersection.
In many places it is.
When you see flashing red lights at a 4-way stop Light instead of normal traffic signals you should approach the intersection as if it was a 4-way stop sign, alternating N/S and E/W lanes proceeding through the intersection, one car at a time. Typically this type of situation happens when the traffic signal system is malfunctioning.
If I was you I'd wait behind the white line so that you're out of the intersection. It's unlawful to block an intersection but it's not unlawful to block a driveway of any kind.
If the traffic lights are not working, the intersection is treated like a 4-way stop. That is, as if everyone has a stop sign.
at least a block ahead
If a traffic signal is malfunctioning, treat it as a four-way stop. Approach the intersection cautiously, come to a complete stop, and yield the right of way to other vehicles. Use hand signals or communicate with other drivers to ensure safe passage through the intersection.
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