Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 185 / 1397
¿Qué debe hacer un peatón si, al intentar cruzar la calle, se encuentra con un agente con el brazo levantado verticalmente?
What must a pedestrian do if, when about to cross the street, they see a traffic officer with their arm raised straight up?
- ADetenerse.Stop.
- BCruzar. Las señales de los agentes sólo obligan a los conductores de vehículos.Cross. Traffic officers' signals only apply to drivers of vehicles.
- CDetenerse, excepto si un semáforo da prioridad, en cuyo caso cruzar.Stop, unless a traffic light gives them priority, in which case cross.
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Correct answer
- ADetenerse.Stop.
A traffic officer with their arm raised straight up means that all road users must stop. This rule is clearly set out in the General Traffic Regulations, which state that traffic officers' signals must be obeyed immediately. So when they see this signal, the pedestrian must stop before crossing the road, whatever any traffic light or other sign shows. This keeps both the pedestrian and the vehicles on the road safe.
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