Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Lightning McQueen is first being chased through Radiator Springs, we see a shot of an intersection with flashing amber lights at a right angle to each other. Though such a configuration may be atypical in US (usually one of the lights is flashing red to determine the right-of-way), it shouldn't cause any confusion. In fact, such a configuration occurs often in some countries during the night on a less busy intersections. In such cases, when neither the traffic light, nor the signs can determine the right-of-way, all vehicles must yield to the traffic on the right or in front of them. Besides, this happens in a town, which, apparently, hasn't seen an organized traffic in years, so an accident due to confusion is very unlikely. For all we know, the locals arranged the lights in this way just for their personal entertainment. Subsequent scenes show that they indeed don't give much thought to the traffic laws, for example while "cruising" together on the new road section.
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