Alaska Administrative Code
Title 13 - Public Safety
Part 1 - Division of Alaska State Troopers
Chapter 03 - Commercial Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses: Rules of the Road
Article 1 - Traffic-Control Devices
13 AAC 03.010 - Traffic-control signal legend
Universal Citation: 13 AK Admin Code 03.010
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) When traffic is controlled by an official traffic-control signal displaying colored lights or lighted arrows, only green, red, and yellow may be used except for a special pedestrian signal carrying a word legend. The lights and arrows apply to a driver of a commercial motor vehicle and a pedestrian as follows:
(1) green signal
(A) vehicular traffic facing a circular green
signal may proceed through or turn right or left, unless a sign at the location
prohibits the turn; vehicular traffic, including a commercial motor vehicle
turning right or left, must yield the right-of-way to another vehicle or to a
pedestrian lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the
time the signal is exhibited;
(B)
vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal may cautiously enter the
intersection to make the movement indicated by the arrow, or other movement
permitted by other signals or signs, shown at the same time; vehicular traffic
must yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian within an adjacent crosswalk and to
other traffic lawfully using the intersection; display of a green arrow signal
indicates that the movement indicated by the arrow is not impeded by oncoming
traffic;
(C) unless otherwise
directed by a pedestrian-control signal, as provided in
13 AAC 02.015, a pedestrian facing
a green signal, except when the green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed
across the roadway within a marked or unmarked crosswalk;
(2) steady yellow signal
(A) vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow
signal is warned that the movement allowed under (a)(1) of this section is
being terminated and that a red signal will be exhibited immediately following
the yellow signal;
(B) pedestrians
facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal, unless otherwise
directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in
13 AAC 02.015, may not start to
cross the roadway, as there is insufficient time to cross before a red signal
will be exhibited;
(3)
steady red signal
(A) vehicular traffic
facing a steady circular red signal may not enter the intersection and must
stop at a clearly marked stop line or, if none, before entering the crosswalk
on the near side of the intersection or, if none, before entering the
intersection; vehicular traffic must remain standing until a signal to proceed
is shown, except as provided in (B) of this paragraph;
(B) a driver of a commercial motor vehicle
who has stopped as provided in (A) of this paragraph may, after stopping,
cautiously proceed to turn right or left from the lawful lane for the turn,
except that a person may not turn left onto a two-way street when facing a
steady red signal; these movements are not allowed if an official
traffic-control device prohibits them or directs the driver's attention to a
green arrow signal that controls these movements; vehicular traffic making such
a turn must yield the right-of-way to another vehicle or to a pedestrian
lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time the
signal is exhibited;
(C) vehicular
traffic facing a steady red arrow signal may not enter the intersection to make
the movement indicated by the arrow and, unless entering the intersection to
make a movement permitted by another signal, must stop at a clearly marked stop
line or, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the
intersection or, if none, before entering the intersection, and must remain
standing until a signal permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is
shown;
(D) unless otherwise
directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in
13 AAC 02.015, a pedestrian facing
a steady circular red or red arrow signal may not enter the roadway.
(b) If an official traffic-control signal is maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable to the signal, except a provision that by its nature has no application. A required stop must be made at a sign or marking on the pavement indicating where the stop must be made or, if none, the stop must be made at the signal.
Authority:AS 28.05.011
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Alaska may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
