Topic: Vehicle lights and horn · Nº 405 / 839
Cuando se acerque a niños o personas mayores...
When you approach children or elderly people...
- Adebe tomar las precauciones necesarias para no ponerlos en peligro.you must take the necessary precautions so as not to put them in danger.
- Bdebe avisarles mediante señales acústicas.you must warn them with your horn.
- Cdebe detenerse para cederles el paso.you must stop to give way to them.
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- Adebe tomar las precauciones necesarias para no ponerlos en peligro.you must take the necessary precautions so as not to put them in danger.
The correct answer is that you must take the necessary precautions so as not to put them in danger. This comes from the driver's duty to take extra care when approaching vulnerable groups such as children and elderly people, who are more likely to have accidents because of their limited mobility. According to the General Traffic Regulations, drivers must be alert near areas with a lot of pedestrian traffic, especially vulnerable people, and must take steps to keep them safe. Warning them with the horn is wrong: although the horn may be used in some situations, it is not a suitable precaution. Stopping to give way to them may apply in some situations, but it is not the most complete or safest answer in all circumstances.
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