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Difficulty: MediumRegulatory Signs

While traveling through a designated work area, a motorist approaches an intersection equipped with an octagonal red STOP sign. A uniformed traffic control officer stationed in the intersection explicitly motions for the driver to proceed through without stopping. Which of the following actions is the driver legally required to take?

  1. Follow the traffic control officer's hand signals and proceed through the intersection without stopping.Answer
  2. B
    Come to a full stop at the stop line first, then proceed only after obtaining secondary permission from the officer.
  3. C
    Slow down to treat the intersection as a YIELD sign, checking for cross traffic before following the officer's signal.
  4. D
    Accelerate to the maximum posted speed limit while passing through the intersection to minimize obstruction.

Answer

The driver must follow the traffic control officer's manual hand signals and proceed through the intersection without stopping.
Directions given by a law enforcement or authorized traffic control officer manually guiding vehicles take precedence over all static regulatory signs and automatic signals. When an officer motions to proceed, drivers must comply with the officer's signal without stopping at the STOP sign.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the conflict between traffic control devices and personnel.
Recognize that a static regulatory STOP sign is present alongside an active traffic control officer directing traffic.
Traffic laws define clear priority rules when human traffic directors interact with static signs or signals.
2
Apply the rule of traffic officer priority.
The officer's manual signals take precedence over standard regulatory control devices, including STOP signs.
Law enforcement officer directions supersede static signs to ensure safety and resolve temporary traffic situations dynamically.

Key Concept

Traffic Officer Priority over Regulatory Controls
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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