Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 594 / 1397

¿Qué debe hacer el conductor ante un agente que se encuentra de espaldas y tiene el brazo derecho levantado verticalmente?

What must a driver do when a traffic officer has their back to them and their right arm raised vertically?

  • ADetenerse.Stop.
  • BReducir la velocidad y ceder el paso.Reduce speed and give way.
  • CContinuar la marcha con precaución.Continue with caution.
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Correct answer

  • ADetenerse.Stop.
Explanation

An arm raised vertically requires all road users approaching the officer to stop, whether they see the officer from the front or from behind, except drivers who cannot do so safely enough or who have already entered the junction.

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