Flashing red light: stop, then go
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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What does this flashing red light mean?
The rule
A flashing red light means stop. After you come to a complete stop, you may go when it is safe.
A flashing red light means stop. Once you have stopped completely, you may go when it is safe.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 7, page 33. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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