# MenkyoQuest — Question ch1_trap_01

Chapter: Ch. 1 Common Conduct
Section: 第3節 警察官などの指示に従うこと
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
Traffic rules are promises that must be kept when traveling on roads, so traffic light signals always take priority in any situation and have priority over a police officer's hand signals.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
The Rules of the Road states that even when a police officer's or traffic-directing officer's hand signals or light signals differ from traffic light signals, the police officer's or traffic-directing officer's signals take priority. As an exception, when traffic control is being conducted on site, hand signals take priority.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 2: Following traffic signals

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
Rules of the Road, Ch.1 §3 (Obeying police instructions) — Hand signals and flashlight signals given by police officers or traffic-directing officers override traffic-signal lights. Drivers must also comply with any specific instructions given by them about how to proceed.

## Tags
信号, 警察官, 手信号, 優先順位, 例外規定

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Source basis: National Police Agency's official Rules of the Road manual (Public Domain under Article 13 §2 of Japan's Copyright Act).
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