New Mexico § 66-7-105 - Traffic-control signal legend

§ 66-7-105. Traffic-control signal legend

Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored

lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively, one at a time or in combination,

only the colors green, yellow and red shall be used, except for special pedestrian

control signals carrying a word legend, and the lights indicated [indicate] and apply

to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians: A. green alone: (1) vehicular traffic facing the signal may proceed straight through or turn right

or left unless a sign at the place prohibits either turn. Vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way

to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent

crosswalk at the time the signal is exhibited; and (2) pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within any marked

or unmarked crosswalk; B. yellow alone when shown following the green signal: (1) vehicular traffic facing the signal is warned that the red signal will be exhibited

immediately thereafter and the vehicular traffic shall not enter the intersection

when the red signal is exhibited except to turn as hereinafter provided; and (2) no pedestrian facing the signal shall enter the roadway until the green is shown

alone unless authorized to do so by a pedestrian “walk” signal; C. red alone: (1) vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the crosswalk on

the near side of the intersection or, if there is no crosswalk, then before entering

the intersection, and may turn right after standing until the intersection may be

entered safely, provided that such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way

to all pedestrians and vehicles lawfully in or approaching the intersection. Whenever the local authorities in their respective jurisdictions determine on the

basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a turn as hereinabove provided

should be prohibited at a particular intersection, such turn may be prohibited by

the posting of signs at the intersection indicating that such a turn is prohibited; (2) vehicular traffic on a one-way street facing the signal shall stop before entering

the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or if there is no crosswalk, then

before entering the intersection, and if a left turn onto a one-way street in the

proper direction is intended, may turn left after stopping until the intersection

may be entered safely, provided that such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way

to all pedestrians and vehicles lawfully in or approaching the intersection; (3) whenever the local authorities in their respective jurisdictions determine on

the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that a turn as hereinabove provided

should be prohibited at a particular intersection, such turn may be prohibited by

the posting of signs at the intersection indicating that such a turn is prohibited;

and (4) no pedestrian facing the signal shall enter the roadway until the green is shown

alone unless authorized to do so by a pedestrian “walk” signal; D. red with green arrow: (1) vehicular traffic facing the signal may cautiously enter the intersection only

to make the movement indicated by the arrow, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians

lawfully within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection;

and (2) no pedestrian facing the signal shall enter the roadway unless he can do so safely

and without interfering with any vehicular traffic; E. if an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place other

than an intersection, the provisions of this section apply except as to those provisions

which by their nature can have no application. Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement indicating

where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of any such sign or marking, the

stop shall be made at the signal; and F. when a sign is in place permitting a turn, vehicular traffic facing a steady red

signal may cautiously enter the intersection to make the turn indicated by the sign

after stopping as required by Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection C of this section. Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an

adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.