Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 834 / 1397
Una luz roja en forma de aspa en un semáforo de carril, ¿qué indica a los conductores de vehículos que circulan por el carril sobre el que está situado?
What does a red X-shaped light on a lane-control traffic light tell drivers of vehicles in the lane it is placed over?
- AQue deben detenerse a la altura del semáforo.That they must stop level with the traffic light.
- BQue está prohibido ocupar dicho carril y deben abandonarlo lo antes posible.That they must not use that lane and must leave it as soon as possible.
- CQue deben detenerse al llegar a un puesto de aduana, de policía, de peaje u otro.That they must stop when they reach a customs, police, toll or other checkpoint.
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- BQue está prohibido ocupar dicho carril y deben abandonarlo lo antes posible.That they must not use that lane and must leave it as soon as possible.
Explanation
Under Annex I of the General Traffic Regulations (RGC), a red X-shaped light on a lane-control traffic light prohibits using that lane, and those driving in it must leave it as quickly as possible. It does not require you to stop level with the traffic light.
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