You are approaching a pedestrian crossing near a school. The traffic lights are green, but a school crossing patrol steps into the road ahead of you and raises the ‘Stop for children’ sign. There are no children yet on the crossing and a vehicle behind is close and sounding its horn. What should you do?

Explanation

Under Rule 210 of the Highway Code, you MUST stop when a school crossing patrol shows a ‘Stop for children’ sign, regardless of traffic lights or the actions of other drivers. You must remain stopped until the sign is lowered and the crossing is clear. Continuing, going around the patrol, or trying to intimidate them with horn or lights is illegal and unsafe.