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Flashing yellow light: slow down, no stop needed

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Practice question · Signals and lights
Flashing

What does this flashing yellow light mean?

The rule

A flashing yellow light, placed at or near risky intersections or with warning signs such as a school crossing, means go on with caution. You don't have to stop.

A flashing yellow light is a warning. Slow down, watch carefully and go on. You do not have to stop.

From the Official Florida Driver License Handbook, page 52. 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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