Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 1321 / 1397

¿Qué indica un agente con un brazo extendido horizontalmente?
What does a traffic officer with one arm stretched out horizontally indicate?
- AObliga a detenerse a todos los usuarios de la vía que se acerquen al agente.All road users approaching the officer must stop.
- BObliga a detenerse a todos los usuarios de la vía que se acerquen al agente desde las direcciones que corten a la indicada por el brazo.All road users approaching the officer from directions that cross the one shown by the arm must stop.
- CObliga a los usuarios de la vía a disminuir la velocidad.Road users must slow down.
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Correct answer
- BObliga a detenerse a todos los usuarios de la vía que se acerquen al agente desde las direcciones que corten a la indicada por el brazo.All road users approaching the officer from directions that cross the one shown by the arm must stop.
Explanation
A traffic officer with an arm or arms stretched out horizontally requires road users approaching from any direction that crosses the one shown by the outstretched arm or arms to stop, whatever their direction of travel.
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