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The traffic light at the intersection is red, but the police in front are waving for me to drive forward, What should I do?

In situations where several different signals are given, it can easily become confusing to know in which order to rank them, we sort out this scenario here.

When you come to an intersection, you as a road user sometimes receive several messages. It is then important to know how to rank the messages.

The following order applies:

  1. Policeman's sign
  2. Traffic signals
  3. Road signs and road markings
  4. General traffic rules, such as the right-hand rule

In this example, you must therefore drive according to the policeman's sign, even though the traffic light is red

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