The NJ Police Chief Magazine - Volume 30, Number 2 NOVEMBER 2023 MAG | Page 12

STOP STREET SIGNS It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle or street car to enter upon or cross any STOP STREET , so designated and marked , unless he shall have first brought his vehicle or street car to a complete stop at a point within five ( 5 ) feet of the nearest cross-walk or a stop line marked upon the pavement , at the nearest side of such Stop Street , unless authorized or ordered otherwise by a traffic or police officer stationed at such intersection or unless such intersection shall be controlled by signal lights .
TRAFFIC SIGNALS 1 – Traffic signals or signal devices shall conform strictly with the following particulars : 2 – A three color system shall be used : Red , Amber and Green . Green shall mean permission for traffic to Go , subject to the safety of others or the specific directions of an officer ; Red shall mean traffic to Stop before entering the intersection or cross-walk and remain standing until Green is shown ; Amber ( or Yellow ) shall be for the exclusive use of pedestrians ; Amber shall mean vehicles and street cars to stop before entering the intersection or cross-walk , unless when the Amber so appears the vehicle or street car is so close to the intersection that it cannot be stopped within fifty feet . If within fifty feet of an intersection the vehicle or street car may proceed across the intersection or make right or left turns . No vehicle or street car shall enter the intersection or cross-walk if not within this distance of fifty-feet , while the Amber is displayed , but must wait for the Green to appear alone .
3 – All other uses of Green , Red , Amber or Yellow lights so located as to be confused with traffic signals shall be discontinued .
4 – The colors shall be shown in the following sequence : A Green light is displayed for a predetermined number of seconds , followed by an Amber light for a reasonable time for pedestrian traffic , followed by a Red light , followed by a Green light . The timing of all lights shall be determined by the volume of traffic .
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