If you are approaching a yellow light and you cannot stop safely, you should:

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If you are approaching a yellow light and you cannot stop safely, you should:

A yellow light is a warning to slow down and prepare to stop, because the signal is about to change to red. The safest rule is to stop if you can do so without risking a crash. If stopping safely isn’t possible—because you’re too close, traveling too fast, or stopping abruptly would endanger you or others—you should not force a stop. Instead, ease off the accelerator and proceed through the intersection with caution at a safe speed. Speeding up to beat the red is dangerous and should be avoided. This is why the best action is to stop safely if you can; if you can’t, continue through with caution.

A yellow light is a warning to slow down and prepare to stop, because the signal is about to change to red. The safest rule is to stop if you can do so without risking a crash. If stopping safely isn’t possible—because you’re too close, traveling too fast, or stopping abruptly would endanger you or others—you should not force a stop. Instead, ease off the accelerator and proceed through the intersection with caution at a safe speed. Speeding up to beat the red is dangerous and should be avoided. This is why the best action is to stop safely if you can; if you can’t, continue through with caution.

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