On one drive through Rotterdam you meet the four situations below. In which situations do you act correctly? (multiple answers possible)
- ✓ Your light is red, but a recognisable traffic controller waves you on: you drive
- ✓ The light has failed and there is no sign: you let traffic from the right go first
- Your light is green and you turn into a street with the 'no entry' sign
- Your light is green, but there are shark's teeth: you let the crossing traffic go first
Correct answer: Your light is red, but a recognisable traffic controller waves you on: you drive; The light has failed and there is no sign: you let traffic from the right go first
Explanation
False — you put the shark's teeth above the light. A working traffic light ranks above shark's teeth and priority signs; on green you may go, the crossing traffic has red.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: the green light only governs priority; it does not lift a prohibition. A 'no entry' sign simply keeps applying next to the light, so you may not enter that street.
- Wrong: you put the shark's teeth above the light. A working traffic light ranks above shark's teeth and priority signs; on green you may go, the crossing traffic has red.
Topic: The hierarchy: which sign wins when they conflict
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