Flashing red: like a STOP sign
A free practice question for the New York permit test, with the answer explained.
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What does this flashing light mean?
The rule
A flashing red light works like a STOP sign: stop fully, yield to others, then go when it is safe.
Treat a flashing red light like a STOP sign. Come to a full stop, yield, and go on only when it is safe.
From the New York State Driver's Manual, page 31. 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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