Hawaii: Traffic signals — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Where are standard three-color signals used primarily to stop and permit movement of traffic?” · “When may you turn left on a red light after stopping, if no sign prohibits it?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Hawaii Driver's Manual" (2023), Hawaii Department of Transportation.
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What is the primary purpose of traffic signals?
- To advise you of the speed limit
- To direct and regulate traffic
- To mark where passing is prohibited
- To guide you to your destination
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Correct answer: To direct and regulate traffic
Traffic signals serve primarily to direct and regulate traffic.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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Where are standard three-color signals used primarily to stop and permit movement of traffic?
- Where there is considerable conflict in the movement of vehicles
- Only where a railroad track crosses the highway or street
- Where there is a lane that changes direction during the day
- Only on roads that have a single lane in each direction
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Correct answer: Where there is considerable conflict in the movement of vehicles
Standard three-color signals are used primarily to stop and permit movement of traffic at locations where there is considerable conflict in the movement of vehicles.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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At a red light where there is no stop line, where must you stop?
- In the middle of the crosswalk
- Beyond the crosswalk, in the intersection
- Before entering any crosswalk
- Only when pedestrians are crossing
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Correct answer: Before entering any crosswalk
When there is no stop line, you must stop before entering any crosswalk.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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At a red light where there is no stop line or crosswalk, where must you stop?
- Halfway into the intersection
- Before entering the intersection
- Beyond the intersection
- At the nearest curb
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Correct answer: Before entering the intersection
When there is no stop line or crosswalk, you must stop before entering the intersection.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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How long must you remain stopped at a red light?
- Until the yellow light is shown
- Until there are no pedestrians in sight
- For three seconds, and then proceed with caution
- Until the signal changes to green
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Correct answer: Until the signal changes to green
You must remain stopped until the signal changes to green.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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After stopping at a red light, what is true about turning right?
- You may never turn right on a red light
- You may turn right only when a police officer directs you
- You may turn right unless a sign prohibits it
- You may turn right only on a one-way street
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Correct answer: You may turn right unless a sign prohibits it
After stopping, you may turn right except when a sign prohibits such movement.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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What must you do when turning right after stopping at a red light?
- Yield to all pedestrians and all vehicles
- Yield only to vehicles coming from the left
- Yield only to pedestrians in a crosswalk
- Turn without yielding if you stopped first
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Correct answer: Yield to all pedestrians and all vehicles
You must yield to all pedestrians and all vehicles when making a right turn on red.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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When may you turn left on a red light after stopping, if no sign prohibits it?
- From a one-way street into a two-way street where traffic moves both ways
- From any two-way street onto a one-way street with traffic moving left
- Only when no vehicle or pedestrian is in sight in either direction
- From a one-way street into a one-way street where traffic moves to the left
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Correct answer: From a one-way street into a one-way street where traffic moves to the left
After stopping you may turn left on a red light from a one-way street into a one-way street where traffic is moving to the left, except when a sign prohibits it.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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What does a yellow light mean?
- The signal will turn green in a few seconds
- The red light is going to be shown immediately thereafter
- You must stop at once, whatever the situation
- You must yield to oncoming traffic before proceeding
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Correct answer: The red light is going to be shown immediately thereafter
A yellow light means that the red light is going to be shown immediately thereafter.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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What should you do when a yellow light is shown?
- Avoid entering the intersection
- Speed up to clear the intersection
- Honk your horn and enter with caution
- Stop in the middle of the intersection
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Correct answer: Avoid entering the intersection
You should avoid entering the intersection when the yellow light is shown.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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What must you not do after the red light is shown?
- Make a right turn after stopping
- Remain stopped at the stop line
- Enter the intersection
- Yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk
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Correct answer: Enter the intersection
You must not enter the intersection after the red light is shown.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 39 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 39)
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What does a green light mean?
- Go straight ahead only, never turn
- Go straight ahead or turn, except when signs prohibit turns
- Go only after you have stopped and looked both ways
- Turn right only after stopping
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Correct answer: Go straight ahead or turn, except when signs prohibit turns
A green light means go straight ahead or turn except when signs prohibit turns.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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What must you do at a green light?
- Yield only to vehicles that are coming from your right side
- Speed up so that you can clear the intersection quickly
- Stop first, and then yield, if you intend to turn left
- Yield to all pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection
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Correct answer: Yield to all pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection
At a green light you must yield to all pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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What are lighted arrows sometimes used to control?
- Parking in a specific traffic lane
- The speed of traffic on a specific road
- Turns from a specific traffic lane
- Passing on a specific two-lane road
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Correct answer: Turns from a specific traffic lane
Lighted arrows are sometimes used to control turns from a specific traffic lane.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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What does a red arrow mean?
- The same as a red light for the indicated lane of traffic
- You may turn only in the direction of the arrow after stopping
- The same as a yellow light for the indicated lane of traffic
- You may proceed with caution in the indicated lane
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Correct answer: The same as a red light for the indicated lane of traffic
A red arrow has the same meaning as a red light for the indicated lane of traffic.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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What does a yellow arrow mean?
- The same as a red light for the indicated lane of traffic
- The same as a green light for the indicated lane of traffic
- You may turn in the direction of the arrow without yielding
- The same as a yellow light for the indicated lane of traffic
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Correct answer: The same as a yellow light for the indicated lane of traffic
A yellow arrow has the same meaning as a yellow light for the indicated lane of traffic.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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What must you do when a green arrow is shown for your lane?
- Go in any direction that is not prohibited by a sign
- Turn or proceed only in the direction indicated by the arrow
- Stop first and then follow the arrow
- Yield to pedestrians only and then go straight
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Correct answer: Turn or proceed only in the direction indicated by the arrow
A green arrow has the same meaning as a green light, but you must turn or proceed in the direction indicated by the arrow.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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What do arrow signals combined with standard signals control?
- The movement of vehicles in all traffic lanes
- Only the movement of vehicles in the left lane
- Only the movement of pedestrians
- Only the direction of traffic in a lane
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Correct answer: The movement of vehicles in all traffic lanes
Arrow signals combined with standard signals control the movement of vehicles in all traffic lanes.
Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 41 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 41)