About The real hierarchy: who overrules whom on priority?: which statement is correct?
- You must always obey a red traffic light, even if a traffic controller or police officer waves you through with a hand signal.
- ✓ Traffic lights override signs THAT REGULATE PRIORITY, not every sign in general.
- The rechts-regel is the foundation of traffic and therefore always overrides a sign or traffic light that says something different.
- 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.
Correct answer: Traffic lights override signs THAT REGULATE PRIORITY, not every sign in general.
Explanation
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
- 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
- Traffic signs are used precisely WHEN the traffic rules (such as the rechts-regel) are not sufficient. The rechts-regel is the LOWEST rung of the hierarchy: signs and lights always outrank it
- Whoever enters on green does not have to give way to someone running a red light. The light regulates priority; the other driver's traffic violation changes nothing about that
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