N.M. Stat. § 66-7-105
Traffic-control signal legend.
Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored
lights, or colored lighted arrows, succesively [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
pedestrains [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.