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Signals and lights questions

What to do at every kind of traffic light: solid, arrow and flashing. Also your turn signals, when headlights must be on (wipers on means lights on), and when to dim your high beams.

Each question below covers one rule from the Massachusetts Driver's Manual. Answer it, see why the other answers are wrong, and follow the link to the manual page.

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11 questions

  1. Steady red light: stop, right turn may followWhat does this light mean?
  2. Steady red arrow: stop for that directionWho must stop for this steady red arrow?
  3. Flashing red light: same as a STOP signWhat does this flashing red light mean?
  4. Flashing yellow light: go with cautionWhat does this flashing yellow light mean?
  5. Dim high beams within 500 feet of oncoming trafficWhen must you dim your high beams for a car coming toward you?
  6. Dim high beams within 200 feet of a car you followWithin how many feet of a car you are following must you dim your high beams?
  7. Signal at least 100 feet before a turnOn a city street, how far before a turn should you start signaling?
  8. On a highway, signal 500 feet aheadOn a highway, how far before your exit ramp should you signal?
  9. Traffic light not workingThe traffic light ahead is dark, like this. What should you do?
  10. Flashing yellow arrow: turn after yieldingWhat does this flashing yellow arrow mean?
  11. Headlights on with your wipersIt's a gray afternoon and you turn on your windshield wipers for light rain. What else must you turn on?

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