In Den Haag you are driving straight on along a priority road (yellow diamond). From the right a tram approaches out of a side street with shark's teeth; it wants to cross your road. Who goes first?
- ✓ You go first; the tram from the side street must let you pass
- The tram goes first, because traffic from the right goes first here
- The tram goes first, because a tram has priority over cars
Correct answer: You go first; the tram from the side street must let you pass
Explanation
False — a tram does not have priority everywhere. On a priority road the ordinary rules apply; the tram from the side street with shark's teeth must let you go first. Here the shark's teeth outrank the tram rules
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: right-before-left does not apply here. You are on a priority road and the tram comes from a side street with shark's teeth, so the tram must let you go first; the tram rules for an equal junction play no part here
- Wrong: a tram does not have priority everywhere. On a priority road the ordinary rules apply; the tram from the side street with shark's teeth must let you go first. Here the shark's teeth outrank the tram rules
Topic: Tram priority: three exceptions, not an absolute right
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