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How should a driver respond to a flashing red traffic signal?

Correct answer: Stop, yield, and go when safe, as at a stop sign.
Why
A flashing red signal is handled like a stop sign: stop, yield, then proceed safely.
Verified against Illinois Rules of the Road, July2026 · Flashing red signal · p. 80
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