You want to go straight on at a junction in Leeuwarden. At your lane there is a 'give way' sign with shark's teeth, but the traffic light above your lane is working normally and shows green. What governs priority here?
- ✓ The traffic light, as long as it is working
- The priority sign, because it is fixed in place
- Traffic from the right, because that is the basic rule
Correct answer: The traffic light, as long as it is working
Explanation
False — you think the sign weighs more because it is fixed in place. A working traffic light ranks above signs and shark's teeth that regulate priority. The sign only applies again when the light is not working. (VekaBest p.57-59 (Hoofdstuk 3 §3.4 Aanwijzingen) — wettelijke basis, RVV art. 62-84)
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you think the sign weighs more because it is fixed in place. A working traffic light ranks above signs and shark's teeth that regulate priority. The sign only applies again when the light is not working.
- Wrong: you fall back on the basic rule while there is a working light. 'Traffic from the right goes first' only applies when there is no instruction, no traffic light and no traffic sign. Here the traffic light governs priority.
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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