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This duty is not tied to who has priority. The light regulates priority; the other driver's mistake changes nothing about that.

Source: BABW art. 3 · checked 2026-10-23

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About The real hierarchy: who overrules whom on priority?: which statement is WRONG?

  1. The order is: traffic controller, then traffic lights, then signs, then the rules; a controller who is present overrides the signs.
  2. You must always obey a red traffic light, even if a traffic controller or police officer waves you through with a hand signal.
  3. Traffic signs are used precisely WHEN the traffic rules (such as the rechts-regel) are not sufficient.
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Correct answer: You must always obey a red traffic light, even if a traffic controller or police officer waves you through with a hand signal.

Instructions from an authorised officer or traffic controller override traffic lights, which in turn override signs. At a hand signal from the officer, you follow the officer, not the red light

Why learners get this wrong: When the traffic lights are faulty, the priority signs apply, even if a traffic controller is directing traffic.

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Instructions from an authorised officer or traffic controller override traffic lights, which in turn override signs.

  1. False
  2. True
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Correct answer: True

Instructions from an authorised officer or traffic controller override traffic lights, which in turn override signs. At a hand signal from the officer, you follow the officer, not the red light

Why learners get this wrong: You must always obey a red traffic light, even if a traffic controller or police officer waves you through with a hand signal.

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About The real hierarchy: who overrules whom on priority?: which statement is correct?

  1. You must always obey a red traffic light, even if a traffic controller or police officer waves you through with a hand signal.
  2. Traffic lights override signs THAT REGULATE PRIORITY, not every sign in general.
  3. The rechts-regel is the foundation of traffic and therefore always overrides a sign or traffic light that says something different.
  4. If you enter a junction on a green light, you must still give way to a driver who has just run a red light, because they are already on the junction.
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Correct answer: Traffic lights override signs THAT REGULATE PRIORITY, not every sign in general.

Traffic lights override signs THAT REGULATE PRIORITY, not every sign in general. A sign regulating something else (speed, parking) simply remains in force alongside a green light

Why learners get this wrong: You must always obey a red traffic light, even if a traffic controller or police officer waves you through with a hand signal.

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About The real hierarchy: who overrules whom on priority?: which statement is WRONG?

  1. The order is: traffic controller, then traffic lights, then signs, then the rules; a controller who is present overrides the signs.
  2. If the traffic light is green, you may ignore every other sign at the junction, including signs that have nothing to do with priority.
  3. Instructions from an authorised officer or traffic controller override traffic lights, which in turn override signs.
  4. Traffic signs are used precisely WHEN the traffic rules (such as the rechts-regel) are not sufficient.
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Correct answer: If the traffic light is green, you may ignore every other sign at the junction, including signs that have nothing to do with priority.

Traffic lights override signs THAT REGULATE PRIORITY, not every sign in general. A sign regulating something else (speed, parking) simply remains in force alongside a green light

Why learners get this wrong: When the traffic lights are faulty, the priority signs apply, even if a traffic controller is directing traffic.

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At a junction in Loppersum you enter on a green light. At the same moment another driver on the crossing road runs a red light. Must you let that other driver go first because they are already on the junction?

  1. Yes — whoever is already on the junction always gets priority, regardless of the light
  2. No — entering on green means you do not have to give way to someone running a red light
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Correct answer: No — entering on green means you do not have to give way to someone running a red light

The light regulates priority; the other driver's mistake changes nothing about that.

Why learners get this wrong: If you enter a junction on a green light, you must still give way to a driver who has just run a red light, because they are already on the junction.

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