Signals and road markingsQuestion 83 of 312

The light is green, but traffic ahead is stopped past the intersection with no room for you. What should you do?

  1. Enter and stop in the middle of the intersection
  2. Change to the next lane and enter
  3. Enter slowly and sound your horn
  4. Wait before the intersection until you can clear it
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Correct answer: Wait before the intersection until you can clear it

If you enter without room to leave, you block the intersection when the light changes. Wait until you can clear it.

Source: Prince Edward Island Driver's Handbook (revised spring 2011), Chapter 3, Traffic Signals: Green lights, page 62

Practice signals and road markings

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026