Green light, full road ahead: wait behind the line
Even on green, stay behind the line until there is room for your whole car past the intersection.
Road Rules 2014 (NSW) rule 128Asked in general knowledgeShown in 3 practice questions
What it means
Green light, full road ahead: wait behind the line: what is the rule?
The plate-yellow car is at the stop line with a green traffic light beside it. Across the intersection, white cars are queued nose to tail with no space left. A dashed outline with a red cross marks the spot in the middle of the crossroad where the yellow car would end up stuck if it moved now. Stopped there, it would block the cross traffic when their light changed. Waiting at the line keeps the junction clear.
What to do
1
Look past the intersection before you move off on a green.
2
Wait at the line until your whole car will fit beyond it.
3
Make the same check when turning into a street that is queued up.
Practice questions with this scene
The lights are green but traffic past the intersection is banked up. What should you do?
Right.Not quite. The answer is C.
You must not enter an intersection if you would end up stopped in it and block cross traffic.
Source: Road Rules 2014 (NSW) rule 128
You want to turn left on a green light, but traffic is queued across the road you are turning into. What should you do?
Right.Not quite. The answer is B.
Do not enter the intersection unless you can get right through it. Wait at the line until there is room.
Source: Road Rules 2014 (NSW) rule 128
Common questions
Can you wait in the middle of an intersection on a green light?
No. If traffic beyond would leave you stopped inside the intersection, do not enter; wait at the line.
What if I want to turn left and the side street is queued?
Stay behind the line until there is room in that street for your car, rather than edging onto the crossing.
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