Tunnels and bridges
| What the rule says | Where it goes wrong | |
|---|---|---|
| Stopping in a tunnel | Forbidden. Sub d of art. 23(1) lists the tunnel alongside the junction, the level crossing and the crossing: places where a stationary vehicle is itself the danger. | Reading it as a parking ban. Standing is more than parking: waiting briefly, letting someone out or entering a destination already falls under it. |
| Bridge lights | Red light or flashing red means: stop. Two forms, one meaning — flashing makes no difference. | Reading flashing red as “proceed with care”, as with the flashing amber of art. 75. Bridge lights have no such variant: red is red. |
| Red cross above the lane | The lane may not be used. The same sentence carries the second half of the rule: the hard shoulder may be used only in emergencies. | Reading the cross as a warning about something further on and using the lane “just a bit longer”. The white arrow (sub c) is the warning; the cross is the prohibition itself. |
| Green arrow and speed above the lane | Green arrow or a speed limit on sign A3: the lane may be used. The figure above the lane is a real speed limit, not advice. | Taking the figure above the lane for an advisory speed. Art. 73 puts it on a par with the green arrow, and it works as sign A3. |
| Why signalling wins | Art. 62 requires obeying traffic signs carrying an order or a ban; art. 63 says signs prevail over traffic rules in so far as those are incompatible. | Reading “incompatible” too widely. A sign replaces only the rule it clashes with; all other rules — priority, distance, overtaking — keep applying. |
The law itself
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