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Massachusetts Class D Learner's Permit Exam
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An ordinary intersection traffic signal has failed and is completely dark. According to the Massachusetts handbook, how should drivers approach it?
Correct answer: Treat it as a stop sign in all directions and go when safe.
Why
For a blacked-out ordinary signal, approach as though there is a stop sign in every direction and proceed when safe. If the signal instead flashes red or yellow, follow that displayed indication. This guidance does not turn the normal dark phase of a pedestrian hybrid beacon into a failed-signal stop.
Verified against Massachusetts Driver’s Manual · An ordinary signal with no lights · p. 90
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