Late in the evening in Nijmegen you reach a junction where the traffic light is completely dark. There is no sign and there are no shark's teeth. At the same time a car approaches from the right. What do you do?
- Whoever reaches the junction first may go through first
- ✓ You let the car coming from the right go first
- You agree with the other driver who goes first
Correct answer: You let the car coming from the right go first
Explanation
False — a dark light does not leave a gap in which whoever arrives first may go. Without a sign or working light you fall back on the basic rule: traffic from the right goes first
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: a dark light does not leave a gap in which whoever arrives first may go. Without a sign or working light you fall back on the basic rule: traffic from the right goes first
- Wrong: without a sign or a working light there is nothing to agree between drivers. The basic rule then simply applies: traffic from the right goes first
Topic: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict
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- Core: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict
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