Primary school

Examples of right of way

The right-of-way rules are very important! Otherwise accidents happen. Below we explain the rules again with examples.

The big five! This is an equal-priority intersection. Normally car 2 would have the right of way. But because the fire truck's siren is on, the fire truck now has the right of way.

A driver on a priority road has the right of way over a driver approaching that road, even if the priority road makes a bend. At the intersection there are traffic signs that regulate the right of way. The blue car sees a right-of-way sign and therefore has priority over the red car.

At an equal-priority intersection, a driver coming from the right has the right of way. This is an equal-priority intersection, so traffic from the right has priority. That is why the blue car goes first.

At an equal-priority intersection, drivers yield to drivers of motorized vehicles. This is an equal-priority intersection. Drivers must yield to drivers of motorized vehicles, which is why the car goes first here — even though the cyclist is coming from the right.

A driver coming from an unpaved road must yield to drivers on a paved road coming from the left and/or right. Car 2 is driving on an unpaved road. Therefore car 2 must yield to car 1.

Through traffic going straight ahead on the same road has priority over turning traffic on that road. This applies to pedestrians too! The cyclist is going straight ahead on the same road. Therefore the cyclist has priority here. Another example: the pedestrian is going straight ahead on the same road and therefore has priority over the car.

A driver turning right has priority over a driver turning left. The red car is turning left and therefore has priority over the blue car.

Note: there appears to be a small error in the original text here — based on the rule, it should be the car turning RIGHT that has priority. Please check the original.

At a T-intersection, all traffic on the continuing road has priority over traffic on the road that ends. This is a T-intersection. The blue car is driving on the continuing road and therefore has priority over the red car.

Two more very important rules!

1. Drivers must let blind and visually impaired people, carrying a white cane with one or more red rings, and all other people who have difficulty moving, go first.
2. Drivers must let pedestrians and drivers of a mobility vehicle, who are crossing at a pedestrian crossing or who are clearly about to do so, go first.