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What impossible situation is depicted in the following picture?

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  1. the road signs contradict each other.· Correct answer
  2. A "one-way road" sign should be placed above the roadway.
  3. A "right of way" sign must be placed on the right side of the roadway.
  4. A “one-way road” sign should be placed on the left side of the roadway.

Explanation

The picture shows an impossible situation: sign 618 (one-way road) points in one direction, but on the crossing road you see the back of sign 301 (give way), which indicates that traffic there is in the opposite direction. The signs contradict each other.

How to approach it

618 = one-way, the back of 301 = traffic in the opposite direction

618301one-waycontradiction

Common mistake

Focusing on the sign's placement instead of the logical contradiction

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