In The Hague you approach a crossing with the tram. Your traffic light is green. An escort of the tram, not in police uniform, holds up a red flag towards you. What do you do?
- You drive on, because only a police officer may make you stop
- ✓ You stop, because the tram escort may stop you with the flag
- You drive on, because your green light outranks the flag signal
Correct answer: You stop, because the tram escort may stop you with the flag
Explanation
False — you let the traffic light beat a person who is stopping you. A stop signal or instruction from an authorised person outranks traffic lights, signs and rules, so also a green light. (VekaBest theorieboek, Hoofdstuk 3 §3.4 'Aanwijzingen' p.58-59 + Hoofdstuk 14 F10 p.242)
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you think only the police can make you stop. An escort of a tram or other rail vehicle may stop you himself with a red flag, a red lamp or the stop sign
- Wrong: you let the traffic light beat a person who is stopping you. A stop signal or instruction from an authorised person outranks traffic lights, signs and rules, so also a green light.
Topic: Instructions from competent persons: who, and what rank
Read the rule: Core: Instructions from competent persons: who, and what rank
Sections
- Challenge: Instructions from competent persons: who, and what rank
- The model: Instructions from competent persons: who, and what rank
- Core: Instructions from competent persons: who, and what rank
- Why it matters: Instructions from competent persons: who, and what rank
- Active recall: Instructions from competent persons: who, and what rank
- Teach back: Instructions from competent persons: who, and what rank
- Memory hook: Instructions from competent persons: who, and what rank
Signs
- Stop
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