You see a signal person at a road construction site ahead. You should obey his or her instructions:
- Only if you see orange cones on the road ahead.
- Unless they conflict with existing signs, signals, or laws.
- At all times. ✓
Answer: C. At all times.
You should obey the signal person's instructions at all times.
Why this is the answer
The work-zone passage tells drivers to go through carefully and to follow special signs or directions from workers, including flaggers. It does not limit that instruction to times when orange cones are visible, and it does not describe an exception for conflicting signs, signals, or laws. The bank answer treats the signal person's direction as something you follow whenever it is given, so you should obey at all times.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Only if you see orange cones on the road ahead. — Cones may guide you through a work zone, but the passage's instruction to follow worker directions is not conditioned on seeing orange cones.
- B. Unless they conflict with existing signs, signals, or laws. — The passage gives no exception for conflicts with existing signs, signals, or laws; it just says to follow worker directions, including a flagger's.
Remember it
When a worker is directing traffic, watch the person, not just the cones.