RS-011 — Amber Light Meaning
Question
A steady amber (yellow) traffic light means:
A. Speed up to beat the red B. Prepare to stop; stop if you can do so safely C. Proceed with right of way over all traffic
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Amber means prepare to stop and stop if it is safe to do so — not accelerate to beat the red. It is the single most-misunderstood signal.
Source basis
- Original question generated from the verified topic Traffic Signals and topic Traffic Signals. Wording and distractors are original; no public or commercial question bank was copied. Source basis:
official_manual.
Variants
- RS-010 — variant_of / related question
Ontology RS-011 — Amber Light Meaning [relates] Traffic Signals RS-011 — Amber Light Meaning [relates] Traffic Signals
Connections
- Traffic Signals — covers_topic, source: 2026-06-28
- NaTIS Learner Driver Manual — derived_from_source, source: 2026-06-28