About The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict: which statement is correct?
- A traffic light always outranks every traffic sign, even a sign that regulates something completely different from right of way (such as a closure or a speed limit).
- If a junction has no sign and no working traffic light, no right-of-way rule applies — drivers must simply agree among themselves who goes first.
- ✓ It is exactly the other way round: the traffic light wins over the priority sign.
- On a green light you may always proceed, even if a traffic controller is signalling you to stop.
Correct answer: It is exactly the other way round: the traffic light wins over the priority sign.
Explanation
It is exactly the other way round: the traffic light wins over the priority sign. If you enter on green, you do not have to give way to someone running the red light at that crossing
Why learners get this wrong
- A traffic light only outranks traffic signs that regulate right of way (B-signs, shark's teeth). A closure sign (C) or a speed-limit sign keeps applying alongside the light
- Once every sign and light drops away (e.g. a broken traffic light with no sign next to it), the bottom rung applies automatically: the right-hand rule. No sign never means 'no rule'
- Instructions from a competent, recognisable traffic controller outrank any traffic light, including green. You follow the controller, not the light
Topic: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict
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