There was a thunderstorm in your area and the power went out.

The traffic lights are not functioning.

What is the first thing the law requires you to do when you arrive at an intersection?
Explain what you should do if there is an officer directing traffic

The first thing the law requires you to do when you arrive at an intersection is to stop considering that it is a red light signal and wait for the further instruction of the traffic Police.

Explanation:

Firstly an  intersection is a point where  the traffic signals are dark and it means /indicates a stop signal .The traffic coming from all the direction comes to a stand still and then the traffic moves slowly from the intersection as directed by the traffic police

In many places traffic signals are designed such that when their is a power cut that leads to the malfunctioning of the traffic light ,they will flash yellow light in the direction where the traffic is less and red light will flash in all the other directions.The drivers who are moving in the direction of the yellow light should continue to move and rest all the drives at the intersection must wait and they will move ahead of the intersection in the same order as they stopped.

The first thing the law requires you to do when you arrive at an intersection is to stop considering that it is a red light signal and wait for the further instruction of the traffic Police.

answer: in july 1862

explanation: during the american civil war, president abraham lincoln and congress passed the revenue act of 1862, creating the office of commissioner of internal revenue and enacting a temporary income tax to pay war expenses. the revenue act of 1862 was passed as an emergency and temporary war-time tax.

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