Response to signs / signals · Driving test fault
Traffic lights
#5 most common reason people fail
What it means
Acting correctly at traffic lights: stopping properly at red, going on green only when the way is clear, and dealing with amber and filter arrows correctly.
What a fault looks like
Creeping over the stop line, or hesitating on a clear green, is a driving fault; going through a red, or into a junction that is not clear, is serious or dangerous.
What learners get wrong
On green, watching the light instead of the junction, and moving before checking the road ahead is actually clear.
What we recommend
Green means go if clear, not just go. When it changes, look into the junction first - pedestrians finishing crossing, cars still clearing - then move.
More in this group
Start with a first lesson.