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.
- t all times. ✓
Answer: C. t all times.
You should obey the signal person's instructions at all times.
Why this is the answer
The handbook tells drivers in a work zone to obey special signs or instructions from workers, including flaggers. A signal person directing traffic is that kind of worker instruction, so you follow it as you pass through the zone. Cones and drums help guide you, but the passage does not make their presence a condition for obeying the worker. It also gives no exception for instructions that differ from existing signs or signals.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Only if you see orange cones on the road ahead. — Orange cones are described as guides through the work zone, not as the thing that decides whether you obey a worker's directions.
- B. Unless they conflict with existing signs, signals, or laws. — The handbook says to obey worker instructions in a work zone and does not say you may ignore them when they differ from signs, signals, or laws.
Remember it
When you see a flagger or signal person, treat their directions as the active control for that work zone.