For all drivers in the Atlanta area – A flashing yellow light means caution, not stop
Another example where conventional wisdom is wrong…
When you approach an intersection where the traffic light is flashing yellow…. You DO NOT treat it as a stop sign. Flashing yellow means caution, flashing red means stop. The radio announcers telling you to treat the flashing yellow traffic signal as a stop sign are not quoting Georgia law (or any other state that I have been in).
Flashing yellow means proceed with caution. Slow down, look, be careful… That sort of thing.
Flashing red means stop and yield right of way to traffic coming the other way.
I would love to know how this “everybody knows” error came into being, or if I’m wrong in some way… Anybody?
October 28th, 2005
Well, at least here they have it right, but do seem to announce it on the radio at least every 2.5 minutes. The more interesting knoxville problem is when power is out and everything is now a 4-way stop. Cars like to move in packs. Like 5-10 will go one way then 5-10 the other way.