Uso de luces de colores en señales de tráfico en Kentucky

Explicación Simple

Las luces de tráfico tienen tres colores: verde, rojo y amarillo. Cuando la luz es verde, puedes avanzar, pero debes dejar pasar a los peatones que ya están cruzando.

Es como cuando en un juego de mesa, el jugador tiene que esperar su turno antes de avanzar, aunque tenga una carta que le permita moverse.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está conduciendo su auto en una intersección con luz verde. Puede seguir adelante, pero ve que Ana está cruzando la calle. Juan debe esperar a que Ana termine de cruzar antes de avanzar, aunque la luz sea verde.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

189.338 Limitation of colored lights used in traffic -control signals -- Rules for vehicular and pedestrian traffic controlled by traffic -control signals -- Affirmative defense for motorcyclists. Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored lights or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors green, red, and yellow shall be used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word legend or symbolic message, and said lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows: (1) Green indication. (a) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such turn. Bu t 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 is exhibited. (b) 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 veh icular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.