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Topic: Right of way · Nº 288 / 403

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En este paso para peatones, si no funciona el semáforo, ¿es obligatorio ceder el paso a los peatones que intenten cruzar?

At this pedestrian crossing, if the traffic light is not working, is it compulsory to give way to pedestrians trying to cross?

  • ASí, porque los peatones tienen prioridad de paso.Yes, because pedestrians have right of way.
  • BNo, porque los vehículos tienen prioridad de paso.No, because vehicles have right of way.
  • CSólo si quien intenta cruzar es una fila de escolares.Only if those trying to cross are a line of schoolchildren.
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Correct answer

  • ASí, porque los peatones tienen prioridad de paso.Yes, because pedestrians have right of way.
Explanation

If the traffic light is not working, the pedestrian crossing still applies: at properly marked crossings pedestrians have priority and drivers must give way to them.

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