At a junction in Deventer there are white triangles on the road in front of you with their points towards you (shark's teeth). There is no traffic sign with them. What applies to you here?
- ✓ You give way to traffic on the crossing road, even without a sign
- You must first come to a full stop here, just as at a stop sign
- Without a sign they do not count; then traffic from the right simply goes first
Correct answer: You give way to traffic on the crossing road, even without a sign
Explanation
False — you read shark's teeth as a duty to stop. Shark's teeth mean the same as the triangle pointing downwards: give way to traffic on the crossing road; you only stop if that is needed to give way. A duty to stop belongs to the octagonal stop sign, not to shark's teeth.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you read shark's teeth as a duty to stop. Shark's teeth mean the same as the triangle pointing downwards: give way to traffic on the crossing road; you only stop if that is needed to give way. A duty to stop belongs to the octagonal stop sign, not to shark's teeth.
- Wrong: you see the shark's teeth as decoration. Shark's teeth on their own already mean that you give way to the drivers on the crossing road, even if there is no sign with them.
Topic: Priority signs B: priority road, look-or-stop, and which side
Read the rule: Core: Priority signs B: priority road, look-or-stop, and which side
Sections
- Challenge: Priority signs B: priority road, look-or-stop, and which side
- The model: Priority signs B: priority road, look-or-stop, and which side
- Core: Priority signs B: priority road, look-or-stop, and which side
- Why it matters: Priority signs B: priority road, look-or-stop, and which side
- Active recall: Priority signs B: priority road, look-or-stop, and which side
- Teach back: Priority signs B: priority road, look-or-stop, and which side
- Memory hook: Priority signs B: priority road, look-or-stop, and which side