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Question 7380

If the driver of a passenger car is driving while honking the horn intermittently and with the hazard lights on, must you yield the right-of-way?

  1. No, since it is not an emergency vehicle.
  2. Yes, but while following the rules of the road.
  3. Only if one of its occupants is waving a handkerchief.
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Correct answer: Yes, but while following the rules of the road.

Yes. That passenger car is signaling that it is handling an emergency, for example because it is carrying an injured person. You must make way as you would for an emergency vehicle, without breaking any rules or creating danger. A handkerchief is another way to signal the emergency, and the horn and hazard lights are already enough.

Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General de Circulación · Real Decreto 1428/2003, de 21 de noviembre, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General de Circulación