Controlled Intersection
The right of way is given in a traffic intersection, not taken.
Traffic approaching the light is to stop. If the way is clear, traffic can then proceed through the intersection.
An uncontrolled intersection is an intersection that has no traffic controls -- no traffic signals, stop sighs, yield signs, etc.
When the traffic light turned red, the man stopped at the intersection.
A driver must not stop in an intersection or on a road within 20 m of the nearest point of an intersecting road at an intersection with traffic lights. A driver must not stop in an intersection or on a road within 10 m from the nearest point of an intersecting road at an intersection without traffic lights.
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.
A steady yellow signal light at a traffic intersection means that the light is about to turn red, and drivers should prepare to stop safely before the intersection.
When the traffic light turns yellow as you enter the intersection, you should stop if it is safe to do so. If you cannot stop safely, proceed through the intersection with caution.
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.
The 2-way intersection sign indicates that you are approaching an intersection where traffic is coming from two directions.