Near Hilversum you are driving on a wide, busy street and want to go straight across a quiet junction. There are no signs and no shark's teeth. A car is coming from the right out of a narrow side street. What do you do?
- ✓ You let the car coming from the right go first
- You drive on, because you are on the wider road
- You drive on, because priority is not regulated here
Correct answer: You let the car coming from the right go first
Explanation
False — you think there is no priority rule without a sign or shark's teeth. Then the main rule applies: drivers from the right go first.
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you think the wider or busier road has priority. Without shark's teeth or priority signs the width does not count: you let traffic from the right go first.
- Wrong: you think there is no priority rule without a sign or shark's teeth. Then the main rule applies: drivers from the right go first.
Topic: Shark's teeth: give way, not a stop requirement
Read the rule: Core: Shark's teeth: give way, not a stop requirement
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