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You must proceed with caution and be prepared to stop if necessary. If it is in a school zone, slow to 20 miles per hour.
A red light - steady or flashing - means STOP. A steady amber light means Caution - signal about to change. A flashing amber light means SLOW DOWN.
You must stop
Traffic approaching the light is to stop. If the way is clear, traffic can then proceed through the intersection.
Flashing amber light means slow down, watch for potential dangers. Flashing red means stop; proceed if and when it is safe.
If you are approaching the intersection at speed limit, and the traffic light changes to amber/yellow at 100 feet or less, that's the point of no return. Slamming the brakes will cause you to stop at or near the cross traffic.
If there are pedestrians still crossing when the amber light is flashing, the motorist must remain stationary. If there are no pedestrians crossing, the motorist can proceed. (But, be careful of pedestrians taking a chance and attempting to cross when the amber light is flashing - it is best to use caution until the light turns green.)
A flashing yellow light means you should drive with caution when approaching and moving through the intersection.
Red=stop red flashing= light is broken, use your judgement in crossing.
A flashing red traffic light is used the same way as a stop sign. You treat a flashing red traffic light the same way you do as a stop sign. If the traffic light is "blacked-out", it's to be treated as an all-way stop. What I do when I come up to a flashing red traffic light, I look at the cross-traffic signals to see if they're also flashing red, or if they're flashing yellow to see if they stop or if they don't stop.
Amber in the traffic signal means caution. Generally, it is best to stop on an amber light.
The red flashing traffic light means that you are to come to a stop, yield to other traffic and then you can procede when the way is clear.