41-6a-305 - Traffic-control signal -- At intersections -- At place other than intersection -- Color of light signal -- Inoperative traffic-control signals.
41-6a-305. Traffic-control signal -- At intersections -- At place other thanintersection -- Color of light signal -- Inoperative traffic-control signals.
(1) (a) Green, red, and yellow are the only colors that may be used in a traffic-controlsignal, except for a:
(i) pedestrian traffic-control signal that may use white and orange; and
(ii) rail vehicle that may use white.
(b) Traffic-control signals apply to the operator of a vehicle and to a pedestrian asprovided in this section.
(2) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), the operator of a vehicle facing acircular green signal may:
(A) proceed straight through the intersection;
(B) turn right; or
(C) turn left.
(ii) The operator of a vehicle facing a circular green signal, including an operator turningright or left:
(A) shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within theintersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time the signal is exhibited; and
(B) may not turn right or left if a sign at the intersection prohibits the turn.
(b) The operator of a vehicle facing a green arrow signal shown alone or in combinationwith another indication:
(i) may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by thearrow or other indication shown at the same time; and
(ii) shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk andto other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(c) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian traffic-control signal under Section41-6a-306, a pedestrian facing any green signal other than a green turn arrow may proceed acrossthe roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(3) (a) The operator of a vehicle facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal iswarned that the allowable movement related to a green signal is being terminated.
(b) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian traffic-control signal under Section41-6a-306, a pedestrian facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is advised thatthere is insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown, and a pedestrianmay not start to cross the roadway.
(4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(c), the operator of a vehicle facing a steadycircular red or red arrow signal:
(i) may not enter the intersection unless entering the intersection to make a movement ispermitted by another indication; and
(ii) shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the marked orunmarked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection and shall remain stopped until anindication to proceed is shown.
(b) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian traffic-control signal under Section41-6a-306, a pedestrian facing a steady red signal alone may not enter the roadway.
(c) (i) Except when facing a red arrow signal or when a sign is in place prohibiting a turn,the operator of a vehicle facing any steady circular red signal may cautiously enter theintersection to turn right, or may turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street, after
stopping as required by Subsection (4)(a).
(ii) The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to:
(A) another vehicle moving through the intersection in accordance with an officialtraffic-control signal; and
(B) a pedestrian lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk.
(5) (a) This section applies to a highway or rail line where a traffic-control signal iserected and maintained.
(b) Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the highway pavementindicating where the stop shall be made, but, in the absence of any sign or marking, the stop shallbe made at the signal.
(6) The operator of a vehicle approaching an intersection that has an inoperativetraffic-control signal shall:
(a) stop before entering the intersection; and
(b) yield the right-of-way to any vehicle as required under Section 41-6a-901.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session