At a street fair in the centre of Leeuwarden a traffic controller in a vest stands at a junction without signs or traffic lights. There is no accident or emergency. With a hand signal he tells you to drive on. A car is approaching from the right. What do you do?
- You wait, because a controller only counts at an accident
- You let the car from the right go first, that is the basic rule
- ✓ You drive on, as the traffic controller indicates with his signal
Correct answer: You drive on, as the traffic controller indicates with his signal
Explanation
False — you think a traffic controller only has authority at an accident. You must also follow the signals of an authorised, recognisable traffic controller at an event. (VekaBest p.57-59 (Hoofdstuk 3 §3.4 Aanwijzingen) — wettelijke basis, RVV art. 62-84)
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you think a traffic controller only has authority at an accident. You must also follow the signals of an authorised, recognisable traffic controller at an event.
- Wrong: you apply the right-hand rule while someone is directing traffic. A traffic controller's signal outranks signs, lights and the ordinary priority rules; the basic rule only applies when nothing else regulates the junction.
Topic: The precedence order: who wins when signs disagree?
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- Core: The precedence order: who wins when signs disagree?
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