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(b) No provision of this ordinance for which signs are required shall be en- forced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that signs are required, such section shall be effective even though no signs are erected or in place, Section 9. Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals, exhibit- ing the words "go", "caution", or "stop" or exhibiting different colored lights suc- cessively one at a time, or with arrows, the following colors only shall be used and said terms and lights shall indicate and apply to operators of vehicles, street cars and trackless trolleys (a) Green alone or "go". le~ Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. 2e All other traffic facing the signal except as provided under sections 28 and 52 cf this ordinance may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place Prohibits either such turn. But such traffic shall yield the right of way to vehicles, street cars and trackless trolleys lawfully within the intersection and to pedestrians lawfully within a crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited. (b) Yellow alone or "caution" when shown following the green or "go" signal. 1. No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the' street. 2. All other traffic facin~ the signal is thereby warned that the red or "stop. signal will be exhibited immediately thereafter and that pedestrians proceeding in accordance with traffic control signal Shall have the right of way.~ (c) Yellow alone or "Caution. when shown following the red or stop signal. 1. Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the street within any' ' marked or unmarked crosswalk. 2. Ail other traffic facing the signal shall stop and shall remain standing until .green. or "go" is shown alone. (d) Red alone or "stop". 1. No pedestrian facing such sign.al shall enter the street. 2e All other traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the inter- section and shall remain standing until authorized to proceed by a traffic-control device. (e) Traffic-control device authorizing tUrn with red or "stop" signal. 1~ No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter street. ~ 2. Ail other traffic facing such signal may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by the traffic-control device, but shall yi~ld the right of way to pedestrians lawfully within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection. (f) Green arrow alone. All traffic facing such signal may enter the intersection only to make the move- ment indicated by such arrew but shall yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfully within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection. (g) Any traffic lawfully upon the street within an intersection at the time a traffic-control signal changes may Continue cautiously through the intersection with due regard for the safety and rights of all persons using the street.