Oklahoma permit test: traffic, pedestrian and lane signals
Signal lights, flashing yellow arrows, pedestrian signals and lane control signals. 12 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember7 key traffic, pedestrian and lane signals rulesShow the rules
- Traffic signals must be obeyed, but when an officer directs traffic, the officer's signals come first, every time. (p. 26, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- On green you may go, but make sure the intersection is clear first and yield to vehicles legally in the intersection and to pedestrians. (p. 26, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- A steady yellow light warns that red is coming. (p. 26, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- A lit green arrow lets you turn the way it points, even while the round red light is still showing. (p. 26, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- A flashing yellow left-turn arrow means you may turn after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. (p. 26, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- After a complete stop you may turn right on red unless a sign forbids it, yielding to all pedestrians and vehicles, including bicycles. (p. 26, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- A flashing Don't Walk means don't leave the curb, but continue if already in the intersection. (p. 27, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample traffic, pedestrian and lane signals questions
1.A pedestrian signal shows a flashing DON'T WALK. A walker is already halfway across. What should they do?
- AWait for the light
- BGo back to the curb
- CContinue across
- DStop in the street
Show the answer
✓ C. Continue across
A flashing Don't Walk means don't leave the curb, but continue if already in the intersection.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 27
2.What should you do at a flashing yellow light?
- ASlow down and drive carefully
- BStop and wait for green
- CTurn right only
- DSpeed up through it
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✓ A. Slow down and drive carefully
A flashing yellow light means caution: slow down, look both ways, drive carefully through the intersection and be prepared to stop.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 26
3.You are on a one-way street at a red light and want to turn left onto another one-way street. No sign forbids it. May you?
- AOnly with a green arrow
- BOnly if no cars are in sight
- CYes, after a complete stop and yielding
- DNo, left on red is never allowed
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✓ C. Yes, after a complete stop and yielding
After a complete stop, you may turn left on red from a one-way street into a one-way street unless signs forbid it, yielding to pedestrians and vehicles.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 26
4.You are stopped at a red light and want to turn right. There is no sign forbidding it. What may you do?
- AStop fully, then turn while yielding
- BTurn only on a green arrow signal
- CWait for the light to turn green
- DTurn right without stopping at all
Show the answer
✓ A. Stop fully, then turn while yielding
After a complete stop you may turn right on red unless a sign forbids it, yielding to all pedestrians and vehicles, including bicycles.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 26