Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 912 / 1397

Circula por un carril y sobre él encuentra un semáforo con una luz roja en forma de aspa, ¿qué significa?
You are driving in a lane and above it you see a traffic light with a red light in the shape of a cross. What does it mean?
- AQue debe abandonarlo lo antes posible porque está prohibido ocupar ese carril.That you must leave it as soon as possible because using that lane is prohibited.
- BQue tiene que frenar a su altura como si fuera un semáforo con una luz roja circular.That you must stop level with it as if it were a traffic light with a round red light.
- CQue debe moderar la velocidad por circunstancias especiales de la circulación.That you must slow down because of special traffic circumstances.
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Correct answer
- AQue debe abandonarlo lo antes posible porque está prohibido ocupar ese carril.That you must leave it as soon as possible because using that lane is prohibited.
Explanation
A red light in the shape of a cross indicates that using that lane is prohibited. Vehicles in a lane where a red light of this kind comes on must leave it as quickly as possible, always safely.
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