On a green light you may always proceed, even if a traffic controller is signalling you to stop.

Explanation

Instructions from a competent, recognisable traffic controller outrank any traffic light, including green. You follow the controller, not the light

Why learners get this wrong

• 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

Read the rule: Core: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict

Sections

• Challenge: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict
• The model: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict
• Core: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict
• Why it matters: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict
• Active recall: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict
• Teach back: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict
• Memory hook: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict

Terms

• Aanwijzing wint van groen licht
• Geen teken dan geldt rechts regel
• Rangorde aanwijzing boven alles
• Rangorde licht boven voorrangsteken
• Hierarchy: sign above rule
• A traffic light overrides only priority signs

Related questions

• About The hierarchy
• A traffic light always outranks every traffic sign
• Late in the evening in Nijmegen you reach

Related topics

• The precedence order: who wins when signs disagree?
• Instructions from competent persons: who, and what rank
• Direction of travel and overtaking bans: D-signs and F-signs