Revision question · Band 4 publications, instructional techniques

Your pupil is approaching a crossroads. What advice should you give them if the traffic lights have failed?

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Brake and stop only for large vehicles

Brake sharply to a stop before looking

Be prepared to brake sharply to a stop

Be prepared to stop for any traffic

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Be prepared to stop for any trafficThis was the right answer

Drivers and riders should proceed with caution at a junction where the traffic lights have failed. They should treat the situation as if it were an unmarked junction. As no-one has priority, everyone should be prepared to stop.

Reviewed reading for this question

Rule 146Highway Code rule · Use observation to edge forward at a restricted view and treat failed signals as an uncontrolled junction.Rule 170Highway Code rule · Use observation to edge forward at a restricted view and treat failed signals as an uncontrolled junction.Rule 176Highway Code rule · Use observation to edge forward at a restricted view and treat failed signals as an uncontrolled junction.

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