Traffic Signals and Road Markings
Signals and road markings are tested together in Kuwait because they answer the same question: where must you stop, and which path may you take? The exam checks that you obey the light phase, the arrow and the line under your wheels.
Traffic signals
- Red: stop behind the stop line, not on the crossing.
- Amber: stop unless you are so close that stopping would be unsafe; do not accelerate.
- Green: proceed only if the exit beyond the junction is clear.
- Arrow signals apply only to that direction. A police officer’s signals override the lights.
Road markings
- White dashed lines may be crossed for a lane change; solid white lines should not be crossed.
- Yellow lines separate opposing traffic; a yellow kerb line in Kuwait marks a stopping or parking restriction.
- A box junction must not be entered unless your exit is clear.
- Stop lines, give-way lines and zebra crossings define where you must stop or yield.
Worked example
You are 15 m from a signal at 50 km/h when amber appears. At 50 km/h you cover about 14 m per second, so you are roughly one second away. Reasoning: braking hard from that point risks skidding into the junction; if the rear is clear and you cannot stop safely behind the line, continue steadily. If you are 40 m back, stop. The test penalises both jumping amber and stopping in the junction.
Traps that cost marks
- Speeding up on amber.
- Crossing a solid white line to reach a turn lane.
- Entering a box junction behind a queue.
- Treating a green light as an unconditional right to proceed.