Check your knowledge by answering 2 quiz example questions related to the traffic control devices topic covered in our Beginner Driver Education Program. 

 

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Where is the green light located on the traffic light head?

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  1. In the middle of the traffic light head
  2. On the top of the traffic light head
  3. On the bottom of the traffic light head

Is  Your Answer The Same?

 

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  • On the bottom of the traffic light head:-)

 

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You see a flashing pedestrian signal saying there are 23 seconds before the light turns red.   What should you do?

a flashing pedestrian signal

 

  1. Wait and remain on the curb until the "walk" signal appears, then start crossing the street as quickly as you safely can
  2. You have 25 seconds left to cross the street, so you step off the curb and start crossing the street  while the flashing or solid hand is on 

Is  Your Answer The Same?

correct answer icon Correct  Answers:

  • Wait and remain on the curb until the "walk" signal appears, then start crossing the street as quickly as you safely can.

    When the countdown starts, it’s accompanied by a flashing hand. That hand means “don’t walk.” Section 144 (27) of Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act (HTA) says “No pedestrian approaching pedestrian-control signals and facing a solid or flashing ‘don’t walk’ indication shall enter the roadway.” In Ontario, it's against the law to start crossing the street if the hand on the signal is flashing and you can be fined for this. In that sense, the countdown functions like a yellow light does for vehicles: don’t enter the intersection, proceed as promptly as is safe if you’ve already entered. With the added benefit of telling you how promptly you ought to proceed. Toronto’s countdown is meant to show the “pedestrian clearance” period" — the time it’s expected to take for pedestrians already in the intersection to get through it. If you do race across, you could get in the way of vehicles trying to turn left before the light changes. And they might not see you.


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 Online Driving Course Textbook

  1. “The Official MTO Driver Handbook”. The information in this book complements and supports the material and activities in the Beginner Driver Education Course delivered online or in-person in the traditional classroom. Copies of this textbook may be purchased from a retail store near you or online from the ServiceOntario website.
  2. Click here to access “The Official MTO Driver Handbook” online from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) website at https://www.ontario.ca/document/official-mto-drivers-handbook. 

 

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