What does a traffic light include?

Traffic lights include motor vehicle lights, non-motor vehicle signals, pedestrian crossing lights, lane signals, direction indication lights, flashing warning lights, road and railway level crossing lights.

The Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China stipulate:

Article 29 Traffic lights are divided into: motor vehicle signal lights, non-motor vehicle signal lights, pedestrian crossing signal lights, lane signal lights, direction indication signals, flashing warning lights, road and railway level crossing signal lights.

Article 38 Motor vehicle signal lights and non-motor vehicle signal lights indicate:  

(1) When the green light is on, vehicles are allowed to pass, but the turning vehicle shall not obstruct the passage of straight-going vehicles and pedestrians who are allowed to go;  

(2) When the yellow light is on, vehicles that have crossed the stop line can continue to pass;  

(3) When the red light is on, vehicles are prohibited from passing.  

At intersections where non-motor vehicle signal lights and pedestrian crossing signal lights are not provided, non-motor vehicles and pedestrians shall pass according to the indication of motor vehicle signal lights.