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Signals and road markingsQuestion 89 of 312
A traffic signal with three round lamps in a dark box. The middle lamp is amber with short lines around it. The other two lamps are dark.

A flashing amber light hangs over an intersection. What may you do?

  1. Stop for five seconds, then go
  2. Stop and wait for a green light
  3. Enter at normal speed if you have priority
  4. Enter only with caution and yield to traffic
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Correct answer: Enter only with caution and yield to traffic

Flashing amber is a caution light. You slow down, be ready to stop, and yield to others in the intersection.

Source: Highway Traffic Act (PEI, consolidated to May 29, 2026), s. 167(10) Yellow or amber flashing light at intersection, page 90

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026