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Difficulty: MediumTraffic Officer Signals and Temporary Control Devices

When an authorized traffic officer or construction flagger directs drivers to proceed into a lane marked with temporary orange cones and 'LANE CLOSED' barricades, drivers must obey the officer or flagger's hand signals over the temporary control devices.

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True. Hand signals and verbal directions from an authorized traffic officer or construction flagger always take precedence over all traffic control devices, including temporary cones, signs, and barricades.
Authorized traffic officers and construction flaggers hold top priority in the traffic control hierarchy. Their real-time hand signals and instructions supersede all traffic control devices, including temporary barricades, channelizing cones, and detour signs.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the legal hierarchy of authority between human traffic controllers and temporary control devices.
Authorized personnel (police officers and construction flaggers) hold higher legal priority than static or temporary traffic control equipment.
Human controllers actively manage dynamic roadway conditions and emergency or construction detours.
2
Apply the authority rule to the specific situation involving temporary barricades.
The driver must follow the flagger or officer's signals to enter the closed lane despite the presence of cones and barricades.
Disregarding human controller instructions to follow physical markers compromises work zone safety and violates traffic law.

Key Concept

Priority of human traffic controllers over temporary traffic control devices
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