Flashing red light: same as a STOP sign
A free practice question for the Massachusetts permit test, with the answer explained.
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What does this flashing red light mean?
The rule
Treat a flashing red light like a STOP sign: stop completely, follow the right-of-way rules, and 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 Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 81. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV 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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