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While
regular traffic lights always change yellow to red, some pedestrian traffic
lights may show flashing yellow that changes to green.
Note
that all traffic lights always change steady yellow light to red, and never
to green.
Before
moving ahead on flashing yellow light, check for pedestrians by looking right
and left (in this order), and if any is entering the road, wait at the “Stop”
line.
Checking
for pedestrians, first you look right to clear the far side of the road, and
then look left immediately before moving on; this way, even if someone
springs out on the right while you are looking left, he will be too far to
get under your wheels.
If
there are no pedestrians, you can proceed on flashing yellow without stopping at the traffic light “Stop” line.
But if another vehicle in front is stopping or has stopped at the pedestrian crossing, stop as well not trying to pass it, even if you are facing green light and can’t see any pedestrians, to double check for them. Since there’s no clear line of sight, you risk running over a pedestrian obstructed by the other car.
This applies to any type of pedestrian crossing, and is a requirement of ARR (r. 82).
It
goes without saying that you should give way to pedestrians who are still
crossing the road after the traffic light has changed to green for you.
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