Gaimen50-question practice tests in the real exam formatAt a steady yellow traffic light, vehicles may proceed while paying attention to other traffic.
Answer: ✕ False
Explanation
Proceeding with attention to other traffic is what a flashing yellow light allows. At a steady yellow light, you must stop at the stop position, unless you are too close to stop there safely.
More questions on “Traffic signals”
- At a flashing red light, vehicles may enter the intersection at a slow speed without stopping.
- When the traffic light shows a green right-turn arrow, you may turn right but you may not make a U-turn.
- When a yellow arrow signal is shown, vehicles may proceed in the direction of the arrow.
- Even when a green right-turn arrow is shown, motorized bicycles (mopeds) that must make a two-step right turn, and light vehicles, may not start turning right.
- A green traffic light means 'go,' so vehicles facing it must always proceed.
- When a police officer is directing traffic with hand signals and they differ from the traffic light, you must follow the officer's hand signals.
Questions and explanations are written against Japan’s Road Traffic Act and the National Police Agency’s Rules of the Road. These are not official exam questions.