In Gouda you drive along a street with two junctions. At the first there are shark's teeth on your road, without a sign. At the second there are no shark's teeth and no signs; the crossing road there is wider than yours. What is correct? (More than one answer possible.)
- At the second junction traffic on the wider road goes first
- At the first junction you must first stop completely
- ✓ At the second junction you let traffic from the right go first
- ✓ At the first junction you give way, even without a sign
Correct answer: At the second junction you let traffic from the right go first; At the first junction you give way, even without a sign
Explanation
False — you read the width of the road as a priority sign. Without shark's teeth or signs the main rule applies: traffic from the right goes first, however wide or busy the roads are.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you read the width of the road as a priority sign. Without shark's teeth or signs the main rule applies: traffic from the right goes first, however wide or busy the roads are.
- Wrong: you read shark's teeth as a stop sign. Shark's teeth only ask you to give way; a full stop is only required at a stop sign with a stop line.
Topic: Shark's teeth: give way, not a stop requirement
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