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Pedestrian signal Pedestrian signal indicating “WALK” indicating “DON’T WALK” or “WAIT” Yellow lights on a sign with a symbol indicate that caution is required because of school zones or areas, playground zones or areas, school crossings, and pedestrian crossings. When the yellow lights are flashing, the driver must reduce speed to a maximum of 30 km/h and yield or stop for pedestrians. Pedestrian crossing signs with yellow lights. Pedestrian crossing signs without yellow lights. Special crosswalk overhead sign. At intersections with traffic control signals, but without pedestrian “WALK” and “DON’T WALK” signals, pedestrians must obey the rules for the colour of light they are facing.
• Solid red light. Do not enter the intersection.
• Solid yellow light. Clear the intersection if already crossing, or do not enter the intersection.
• Solid green light. Proceed across the road within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. Pedestrians should check for vehicles before starting to cross.Text extracted from the PDF for reference and may contain layout artefacts. The official PDF is authoritative.
Open official handbook at page 26 ↗Source: Driver's Guide: cars and light trucks, Spring 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta.