In Groningen you drive a taxi on a bus lane where, according to the under-sign, taxis may drive. The tram/bus light above the lane turns yellow. What do you do?
- ✓ You stop, unless you are already too close to stop safely
- You stop, even if you are already too close to stop safely
- You drive on; the light applies only to trams and scheduled buses
Correct answer: You stop, unless you are already too close to stop safely
Explanation
False — you leave out the exception for yellow. Yellow means stop, but if you are already so close that you can no longer stop safely, you drive on. An emergency stop is not what is required.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you leave out the exception for yellow. Yellow means stop, but if you are already so close that you can no longer stop safely, you drive on. An emergency stop is not what is required.
- Wrong: you think the tram/bus light is only for trams and scheduled buses. If you are allowed to drive on the bus lane, the light applies to you too. Yellow means stop, unless you are already so close that you can no longer stop safely.
Topic: Special lights: tram/bus, level crossing, bridge and lane
Read the rule: Core: Special lights: tram/bus, level crossing, bridge and lane
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- Challenge: Special lights: tram/bus, level crossing, bridge and lane
- The model: Special lights: tram/bus, level crossing, bridge and lane
- Core: Special lights: tram/bus, level crossing, bridge and lane
- Why it matters: Special lights: tram/bus, level crossing, bridge and lane
- Active recall: Special lights: tram/bus, level crossing, bridge and lane
- Teach back: Special lights: tram/bus, level crossing, bridge and lane
- Memory hook: Special lights: tram/bus, level crossing, bridge and lane