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Topic: Traffic signs, markings and signals · Nº 1350 / 1397

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Si un conductor extiende el brazo horizontalmente con la palma de la mano hacia atrás, ¿qué está indicando?

If a driver holds their arm out horizontally with the palm facing backwards, what are they indicating?

  • AQue va a girar a la izquierda.That they are going to turn left.
  • BQue va a ir marcha hacia atrás.That they are going to reverse.
  • CQue va a girar a la derecha.That they are going to turn right.
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Correct answer

  • BQue va a ir marcha hacia atrás.That they are going to reverse.
Explanation

Under Article 109 of the General Traffic Regulations, holding the arm out horizontally with the palm facing backwards warns that the vehicle is going to reverse, when it does not have a reversing light. Turns are shown with the arm held out, palm facing down, or bent upwards.

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