Sign language is one of the topics in the Traffic signage block of the Spanish DGT theory. How signage works: types of signs, the order of priority between them and the duty to obey them. Understanding this section well helps you answer the theory-exam questions on this topic with confidence.
In simple terms, this point of the DGT theory establishes that the written indications included or accompanying the signage panels on public roads, and inscriptions, must appear in Spanish and, in addition, in the official language of the autonomous community recognized in the respective statute of autonomy, when the sign is located within the territorial scope of said community. Population centres and other place…
The order of priority between signs (officer, traffic light, vertical sign, road marking) is key; many questions are solved just by recalling it.
The written indications included or accompanying the signage panels on public roads, and inscriptions, must appear in Spanish and, in addition, in the official language of the autonomous community recognized in the respective statute of autonomy, when the sign is located within the territorial scope of said community.
Population centres and other place names will be designated by their official name and, when necessary for identification purposes, in Spanish.
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