Who gives way to whom?

**Badjelly** · 21st May 2009, 12:45

Originally Posted by Ragingrob

...If ya get me?

I get ya, mate. Still a bit of gassing it from time to time never did anyone any harm. Just don't get caught for unnecessary acceleration.

**MarkH** · 21st May 2009, 12:48

Originally Posted by Ragingrob

The other day I was the red car coming up to turn right, there was nothing directly to my left but as I turned right a SUV was coming straight through (from the right of picture to the left) at a good 80kph or so and I had to gas it.

That is where a greatest problem occurs as the blue car treated it as one single road as if he was following the centre line and I'd pulled out in front of him.

If he had hit you then he would probably be in the wrong. But I would generally think you are better off looking further down the road and waiting for a vehicle moving that fast, it's not like you would have to wait for long.

**GOPSTER** · 21st May 2009, 13:12

Here is a street similar but has a bit more of a curve and an island but its the same principle

**steve_t** · 21st May 2009, 14:55

Originally Posted by GOPSTER

Here is a street similar but has a bit more of a curve and an island but its the same principle

Whoever planned these roads is an idiot

**The Pastor** · 21st May 2009, 15:06

red gives way to blue, the car is not turning.

**Ragingrob** · 21st May 2009, 15:25

Originally Posted by renegade master

red gives way to blue, the car is not turning.

If you do not follow the centre line you are technically turning.

**MarkH** · 21st May 2009, 15:54

Originally Posted by renegade master

red gives way to blue, the car is not turning.

I don't agree with this in law, but I do agree with it in practise. In the real life driving situation the driver of the blue car does not consider himself to be turning and is unlikely to give way to the red car. Therefore red gives way to blue.