Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 443 / 1397

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¿Cuál es la principal finalidad de las señales de reglamentación?

What is the main purpose of regulatory signs?

  • AIndicar a los conductores que aumenten la observanciaTo tell drivers to be more observant.
  • BIndicar a los conductores sus obligacionesTo tell drivers their obligations.
  • CIndicar a los conductores que deben conducir por la izquierdaTo tell drivers that they must drive on the left.
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Correct answer

  • BIndicar a los conductores sus obligacionesTo tell drivers their obligations.
Explanation

Under Article 145.1 of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), regulatory signs are meant to tell road users the special obligations, limits or prohibitions they must observe, such as a maximum speed or a ban on overtaking.

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