Chapter 7 Vocab
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- Uncontrolled Railroad Crossing
- railroad crossing that does not have red lights or crossing gates
- Red Light
- when the light is this color it means stop
- Stale Green Light
- a light that has been green for a long time
- Unprotected Left Turn
- left turn made at a signal controlled intersection with a special left light
- Controlled Railroad Crossing
- railroad crossing controlled by flashing red lights and/or crossing gates
- Traffic Circle
- intersection that forms when several roadways meet at a circle
- Right of Way
- privilege of having immediate use of a certain part of a roadway
- Fresh Green Light
- a light that just turned green
- Through Traffic
- always has the right away
- Point of No Return
- point beyond which a driver can no longer stop safely without entering the intersection
- Protected Left Turn
- a left turn made on a left-turn light, green arrow, or delayed green light while oncoming traffic is stopping
- Line of Sight Restriction
- distance you can see ahead in the direction you are looking
- Yeild
- to allow another vehicle or roadway user to proceed first
- Gap
- distance between vehicles
- Through Street
- a street along which the traffic has the right of way over vehicles entering or crossing at intersections
- Crossbuck
- large white x-shaped sign located beside an uncontrolled railroad crossing
- Yellow Light
- a light that means usually proceeding a signal halting traffic in a particular direction
- Controlled Intersection
- intersection at which traffic signal or signs determine the right of way