Core: Military colonne and funeral procession: priority and cutting through
A military colonne is recognisable by a blue flag on the first vehicle and a green flag on the last (Book p.113). Before the first vehicle has passed, no diverging priority rules apply — you simply treat it as ordinary traffic (Book p.114). Once the first vehicle has passed, you may no longer cut through the colonne or procession (Book p.114-115). On a priority road or when merging, that cutting through is allowed after all (Book p.115). At a junction with a traffic light it diverges: a military colonne may proceed on a green light, even if the colonne would then still be mid-junction; a funeral procession must stop at a red light (Book p.116) — colonne and procession are therefore not equal here. One last, cross-chapter detail: a military colonne and a funeral procession are exempt from the ordinary duty to give way to pedestrians on a crossing.
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