Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control devices exhibiting steady colored lights, successively one at a time, in combination or with arrows, the following colors only shall be used and the signals shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
(a) Green Indication.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left except as such movement is modified by lane-control signs, turn prohibition signs, lane markings, or roadway design. Vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal indication is exhibited.
(2) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow or such other movement as is permitted by other indications shown at the same time. Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(3) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in Section 9-8-050, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(b) Steady Yellow Indication.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic shall not enter the intersection.
(2) Pedestrians facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in Section 9-8-050, are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown, and no pedestrian shall then start to cross the roadway.
(c) Steady Red Indication.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (c)(3), vehicular traffic facing a steady circular red signal alone shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (c)(3), vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal shall not enter the intersection to make the movement indicated by the arrow and, unless entering the intersection to make a movement permitted by another signal, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until an indication permitting the movement indicated by such red arrow is shown.
(3) The driver of a vehicle:
(i) may turn right when facing a steady red signal: provided, however, he may do so only from the lane closest to the right-hand curb or edge of roadway, must come to a full stop and must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection:
(ii) on a one-way roadway, facing a steady red signal, may turn left into an intersecting one-way roadway in which traffic travels to the left: provided, however, he may do so only from the lane closest to the left-hand curb or edge of roadway, must come to a full stop and must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection; or
(iii) may not turn left or right on a steady red signal when official traffic-control devices have been erected indicating that such turns are prohibited.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 5-6-15, p. 108500, § 1)