What does the yellow light at the traffic light mean?

The legal meaning of yellow light is "warning", that is, "warning", "vigilance" and "prompt".

Article 26 of the Road Traffic Safety Law mentions "yellow light": "Traffic lights consist of red light, green light and yellow light. The red light means no passage, the green light means permission and the yellow light means warning. "

"Running yellow" means that when the yellow signal light is on, the cars in the stop line at the intersection still cross the stop line and continue to move forward. It is also illegal to run a yellow light.

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Other concepts of traffic lights:

1, red light is the red light emitted by traffic lights (traffic lights), with long wavelength, weak scattering and strong penetration, which can be easily seen in far places or cloudy or foggy days to prevent accidents.

2. The green light is a kind of traffic signal light, indicating that traffic is allowed. "Green light" is just a common name, not a legal concept. It means that in case of traffic jam at the intersection ahead, motor vehicles should stop outside the intersection in turn and wait, even under the green light, they are not allowed to enter the intersection; Illegal entrants are "green lights".

References:

Yellow light (yellow light) _ Baidu Encyclopedia