Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 1198 / 1397

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¿Qué significa una franja blanca horizontal en un semáforo para tranvías y autobuses?

What does a horizontal white bar on a traffic light for trams and buses mean?

  • APermitido el pasoVehicles may go
  • BObligación de ceder el pasoVehicles must give way
  • CProhibido el pasoVehicles may not go
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  • CProhibido el pasoVehicles may not go
Explanation

Traffic lights showing a white bar on a black circular background apply only to trams and buses on regular routes. When the bar is horizontal, these vehicles may not go, under the same conditions as a steady red light.

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