At a junction in Voorburg you want to turn left in your car. You have been waiting for a while in the middle of the junction. An oncoming moped rider turns right at the same junction. What do you do?
- ✓ You let the moped rider turn right first and go afterwards
- You go first, because you had been waiting here longer
- You go first, because this rule only applies between two cars
Correct answer: You let the moped rider turn right first and go afterwards
Explanation
False — You think the rule only applies to cars. Whoever turns left lets an oncoming driver who turns right at the same junction go first; that applies to every driver, a moped rider too
Why learners get this wrong
- You let the waiting time decide. What counts is who turns which way: the driver turning right goes before you as the left-turner, however long you have been waiting
- You think the rule only applies to cars. Whoever turns left lets an oncoming driver who turns right at the same junction go first; that applies to every driver, a moped rider too
Topic: Turning: right turn goes before oncoming left turn
Read the rule: Core: Turning: right turn goes before oncoming left turn
Sections
- Challenge: Turning: right turn goes before oncoming left turn
- The model: Turning: right turn goes before oncoming left turn
- Core: Turning: right turn goes before oncoming left turn
- Why it matters: Turning: right turn goes before oncoming left turn
- Active recall: Turning: right turn goes before oncoming left turn
- Teach back: Turning: right turn goes before oncoming left turn
- Memory hook: Turning: right turn goes before oncoming left turn