Do instructions and signs given by persons directing traffic have priority over road signs?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the photo, a police officer in a reflective vest is directing traffic at a junction in the city centre; cars are driving around him, and road markings can be seen on the roadway. Instructions and signals from people directing traffic take priority over road signs. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act states that instructions and signals given by people directing traffic or authorised to control it take priority over light signals and road signs, and that light signals take priority over signs that regulate right of way; a road user must follow the instructions even when the rules would require different behaviour. So the order is simple: first the person directing traffic, then the traffic lights, then the signs, and finally the general rules. When a police officer points you in a direction or tells you to stop, you do it, whatever the signs and lights show.
Legal basis: Art. 5 para. 1-3 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)