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Revision question · Road and traffic signs
You see this traffic light ahead. Which light or lights will come on next?
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Red alone
Red and amber together
Green and amber together
Green alone
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The amber light means stop. You may only go on if the light changes to amber after you've crossed the stop line or when you're so close to the line that stopping might cause a collision. The amber light is followed by the red light.
You must wait behind the stop line until the green light shows.
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AMBER means ‘Stop’ at the stop line. You may go on only if the AMBER appears after you have crossed the stop line or are so close to it that to pull up might cause an accidentRoad sign · Steady amber is followed by red; the narrow unsafe-to-stop exception is not permission to accelerate.RED means ‘Stop’. Wait behind the stop line on the carriagewayRoad sign · Steady amber is followed by red; the narrow unsafe-to-stop exception is not permission to accelerate.