You are driving in fog on a small roundabout just outside Appingedam. At the entries there are no signs and no shark's teeth. You are already on the roundabout; from the right a cyclist wants to enter the roundabout. What do you do?
- You go first: whoever is already on the roundabout goes before whoever wants to enter
- You go first: a cyclist lets a car that is already moving pass first
- ✓ The cyclist goes first: without a sign or shark's teeth, traffic from the right goes first
Correct answer: The cyclist goes first: without a sign or shark's teeth, traffic from the right goes first
Explanation
False — you think traffic on the roundabout goes first in any case. That only holds when the entry has a give-way sign and shark's teeth. Without them, traffic from the right simply goes first, so the entering cyclist goes first (Book p.82, p.84).
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you think traffic on the roundabout goes first in any case. That only holds when the entry has a give-way sign and shark's teeth. Without them, traffic from the right simply goes first, so the entering cyclist goes first (Book p.82, p.84).
- Wrong: you think a cyclist must wait for a car that is already moving. Priority does not depend on who cycles or drives a car. Without a sign or shark's teeth, traffic from the right goes first, so here the cyclist
Topic: Roundabout: who has priority?
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