About The precedence order: who wins when signs disagree?: which statement is WRONG?
- Road markings are legally their own category of traffic signs, alongside signs and lights, with the same binding status.
- Traffic signs outrank traffic rules, insofar as those rules are incompatible with the signs.
- ✓ Instructions from a traffic controller only apply during an accident or emergency.
- Traffic lights outrank traffic signs that regulate priority, not the other way round.
Correct answer: Instructions from a traffic controller only apply during an accident or emergency.
Explanation
The duty to follow instructions applies generally to authorised and identifiable officials AND traffic controllers, with no limitation to accidents. A traffic controller at an event holds the same status
Why learners get this wrong
- Road markings are legally their own category of traffic signs, alongside signs and lights, with the same binding status. A solid line may not be crossed
- Traffic signs outrank traffic rules, insofar as those rules are incompatible with the signs. The sign wins, not the priority-to-the-right rule
- Traffic lights outrank traffic signs that regulate priority, not the other way round. As long as the light works, the light governs
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