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Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 1238 / 1397

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¿Debe facilitar el paso a una ambulancia que utiliza la señal luminosa pero no la señal acústica?

Must you make way for an ambulance that is using its flashing lights but not its siren?

  • ANo, porque no circula en servicio urgente.No, because it is not on an emergency call.
  • BSí, porque está advirtiendo que circula en servicio urgente.Yes, because it is warning that it is on an emergency call.
  • CNo, porque si no utiliza la señal acústica se debe a que tiene suficiente espacio para pasar.No, because if it is not using the siren, it has enough room to get past.
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Correct answer

  • BSí, porque está advirtiendo que circula en servicio urgente.Yes, because it is warning that it is on an emergency call.
Explanation

A priority vehicle on an emergency call may use only the light signal when the siren is not needed (Article 68 of the General Traffic Regulations, RGC). So even if the siren is not sounding, the light shows that it is on an emergency call and you must make way for it, moving to the right or stopping if necessary.

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