When a police officer raises the light above their head, traffic travelling in the direction the light had been waved just before should treat it the same as a yellow light.
警察官が灯火を頭上にあげたとき、あげる前に灯火が振られていた方向に進む交通にとっては、黄色信号と同じ意味である。
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Explanation
When the light is held overhead, traffic moving in the direction the light was previously waved is treated the same as a yellow light.
Original text
灯火を頭上にあげている状態一灯火を頭上にあげる前の状態における灯火の振られていた方向に進行する交通については、第二条第一項の表に掲げる黄色の灯火の信号の意味に同じ。
Source: Order for Enforcement of the Road Traffic Act — 道路交通法施行令 第五条（灯火による信号の意味） · Cabinet Order No.270 of 1960
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