Near Wolvega you drive from a driveway across the pavement onto the road. A cyclist approaches from the left, a car from the right. A little further on you reach an equal-rank junction where a car is also coming from the right. What do you do at these two places?
- At both places you only let the car from the right go, it is the same rule
- Out of the driveway you simply pull away; only at the junction does the car from the right go first
- ✓ Out of the driveway you let the cyclist and the car go; at the junction the car from the right
Correct answer: Out of the driveway you let the cyclist and the car go; at the junction the car from the right
Explanation
False — you think 'letting go first' only matters at junctions. When leaving a driveway, pulling away or merging you let other traffic go first, also away from a junction
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you treat the driveway as a junction. Coming out of a driveway you let all traffic go first, from the left and from the right; giving priority to traffic from the right belongs to the equal-rank junction
- Wrong: you think 'letting go first' only matters at junctions. When leaving a driveway, pulling away or merging you let other traffic go first, also away from a junction
Topic: Giving priority versus letting go first: two terms, not synonyms
Read the rule: Core: Giving priority versus letting go first: two terms, not synonyms
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- Challenge: Giving priority versus letting go first: two terms, not synonyms
- The model: Giving priority versus letting go first: two terms, not synonyms
- Core: Giving priority versus letting go first: two terms, not synonyms
- Why it matters: Giving priority versus letting go first: two terms, not synonyms
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