If the traffic light turns green, but a traffic officer maintains their arm raised vertically, may you resume driving?

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The correct answer is no, you must obey the officer. In road safety, there is a strict hierarchy of signals to resolve contradictions. The hierarchical order is: Traffic Officers (Highest priority). Temporary and balise signals. Traffic lights. Vertical signs. Road markings. Therefore, even though the traffic light (priority 3) permits passage, the officer's stop signal (priority 1) prevails over any other rule or signal.

If the traffic light turns green, but a traffic officer maintains their arm raised vertically, may you resume driving?

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