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Traffic signalsQuestion 110 of 223

A pedestrian pushes the button at a hybrid beacon. What does the beacon show first?

  1. Two steady red lights
  2. Alternating flashing red lights
  3. A steady yellow light
  4. A flashing yellow light
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Correct answer: A flashing yellow light

The beacon starts with flashing yellow. Next comes steady yellow, then two steady red lights, then flashing red lights, and then it goes dark.

Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD), 11th Edition with Revision 1 (FHWA, December 2025), Section 4J.03 Operation of Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons, page 770

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026