You are approaching a junction in Deventer. Your traffic light turns green, but a uniformed police officer standing on the junction clearly signals with a gesture that you must stop. What do you do?
- You drive on, because only a stop sign or red lamp from the officer counts
- You drive on, because the green light overrides the officer's gesture
- ✓ You stop, because the officer's gesture overrides the green light
Correct answer: You stop, because the officer's gesture overrides the green light
Explanation
False — you think a gesture only counts with a stop sign or red lamp added. An authorised, recognisable officer may also instruct you with a hand or arm gesture or by voice, and you follow that instruction.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you think a gesture only counts with a stop sign or red lamp added. An authorised, recognisable officer may also instruct you with a hand or arm gesture or by voice, and you follow that instruction.
- Wrong: you put the green light above the officer. An instruction from an authorised, recognisable person such as a police officer ranks above traffic lights, traffic signs and the ordinary traffic rules; if he signals you to stop, you stop, even on green.
Topic: Instructions from competent persons: who, and what rank
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