Flag signals: stop and proceed: what it means

What it means

These flag signals are regulatory signals used to direct traffic. One flag signal tells you to stop. The other tells you to proceed (go on).

What you must do

At the flag signal to stop, stop and wait until the proceed flag signal is displayed. At the flag signal to proceed, you must proceed when it is displayed.

Where you see it

Where there are road works ahead, or where a herdsman is leading cattle or other animals across or next to a roadway.

Remember

Stop flag: wait for the proceed flag before you move.

Test yourself

1. Question 1

   To which class of signals do the Stop / Proceed flag signals belong?

   • A Regulatory signals
   • B Guidance signals
   • C Information signals
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   Answer: A: Regulatory signals

   The stop and proceed flag signals are regulatory signals.

2. Question 2

   Which of these signals is used to direct traffic in areas where there are road works ahead?

   

   

   

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   Answer: Picture C

   Stop and proceed flag signals are used to direct traffic in areas where there are road works ahead.

3. Question 3

   Which ONE of the following is NOT a circumstance in which Stop / Proceed flag signals are used to direct traffic?

   • A Where there are road works ahead
   • B Where the normal traffic signals are not operational
   • C Where a herdsman leads cattle across a roadway
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   Answer: B: Where the normal traffic signals are not operational

   Flag signals are used at road works and where a herdsman leads animals, not where traffic signals are not working.