When you’re approaching an intersection with a green light, it doesn’t take long for the light to quickly turn yellow. Your foot hovers over the brake pedal but then goes to hover the gas pedal.

Yellow lights give drivers little time — usually 3 to 6 seconds — to make a decision at an intersection. Here’s what Kansas and Missouri laws say on the matter.

In North Carolina, state law says a yellow light is a warning that a light will turn red soon. However, if a light is red by the time you run it, you could face a fine of up to $100, and points on ...

Phoenix is testing longer yellow traffic lights at a dozen intersections to see if it reduces red-light running and associated crashes. Red-light running has "become one of the most severe causes ...

As you approach an intersection where the traffic light has turned yellow, you’re faced with a decision: either stop as the light transitions to red or accelerate to pass through before it changes.