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In a highway work zone, a flagger turns the paddle to SLOW and waves your line of cars into the opposite lane, across the yellow centerline. What should you do?
Correct answer: Follow the flagger's signal into the other lane and drive slowly through the work area.
Why
Work often closes a lane, and a flagger may send one direction of traffic at a time through the single open lane. NMSA 66-7-303.1 requires every driver to obey the signs, signals, markings and flaggers placed to guide traffic through a construction zone. Orange work-area signs also warn of lower speeds, detours, slow equipment and rough road surfaces, and workers may be close to your lane.
Verified against New Mexico Driver Manual · Work zones · p. 9
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