Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic signals exhibiting the words "go," "caution" or "stop" or exhibiting different colored lights successively one at a time, the following colors only shall be used, and such terms and lights shall indicate as follows:
(1) Green alone or go.
a. Vehicular traffic facing the signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such turn; but vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection at the time such signal is exhibited.
b. Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(2) Yellow alone or caution when shown following the green or go signal.
a. Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering any intersection or the nearest crosswalk at the intersection, but if such stop cannot be made in safety a vehicle may be driven cautiously through the intersection.
b. Pedestrians facing such signal are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to cross a roadway, and any pedestrian then starting to cross shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles.
(3) Red alone or stop.
a. Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering any intersection or the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at such other point as may be indicated by a clearly visible line and shall remain standing until green or go is shown alone. After coming to a complete stop for a red light facing the vehicle, the vehicle may make a right turn after yielding to pedestrians and other vehicles at all intersections except those designated as follows:
Cedar Street and Fairview Road.
College Street and Haywood Street.
College Street and Lexington Avenue.
Deaverview Road and Bear Creek Road
Glendale Avenue and Fairview Road.
Haywood Street and Montford Avenue.
Patton Avenue and Coxe Avenue.
Patton Avenue and North French Broad/South French Broad Avenue
South French Broad and Hilliard Avenue.
b. No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway unless he can do so safely and without interfering with any vehicular traffic.
(4) Red or other color with green arrow.
a. Vehicular traffic facing such signal may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, but shall not interfere with other traffic.
b. No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway unless he can do so safely and without interfering with any vehicular traffic.
(Code 1965, § 28-63; Ord. No. 4642, §§ 1, 2, 1-23-18)