Ch. 1 · Common Conduct

When a police officer's hand signals and a traffic-directing officer's light signals give different instructions, you must follow whichever signal was given first.

[True / False · Hard]

Answer: ✕ False

Explanation

The Rules of the Road text does not address priority when a police officer's and a traffic-control officer's signals differ. Moreover, under Article 6 of the Road Traffic Act a police officer's directions take precedence; there is no rule to "follow whichever signal was given first," so this statement is incorrect.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 2: Following traffic signals

Hikari
Hikari
Oh, so if two officers give different signals, I just follow whoever signaled first?
Yui
Yui
No, that's not how it works. A police officer's directions take precedence over a traffic-directing officer's. This statement is false.
Hikari
Hikari
So there's actually a hierarchy between them?
Yui
Yui
Yep! Police officers outrank traffic-directing officers. If their signals conflict, follow the police officer.

Source: Ch. 1 Common Conduct · Section (第３節 警察官などの指示に従うこと) · 本文に該当する記述なし

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