Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 52 / 1397

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El conductor indica con el brazo que va a girar a la izquierda y lleva encendido el intermitente derecho; ¿qué señal tiene validez?

The driver signals with their arm that they are going to turn left but has the right indicator on. Which signal is valid?

  • ANinguna.Neither.
  • BLa del brazo.The arm signal.
  • CLa del intermitente.The indicator.
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Correct answer

  • BLa del brazo.The arm signal.
Explanation

Under Article 108.2 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), arm signals, if they can be seen and are made correctly, cancel any other visual signal that contradicts them. So the arm signal is valid, not the indicator.

The rule · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, Reglamento General de Circulación (RGC) · art. 108.2y anularán cualquier otra indicación óptica que las contradigaRead the full rule

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