Give way to cars coming from the right on the Continent

keithclancy

Right,

So have a bit of a question for rules on continent.

Cross roads, easy, always give way to vehicles coming from the right.

Now what really confuses me is a T-Junction is also treated as a crossroads when there is no road signage (Yield Sign)

So the person on the main road coming from the left has to stop to leave you out.

So say on this example:
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Travelling from Right to Left you have to stop at the junction to leave the person coming from the minor road out, or indeed left to right.

However theres another rule with the color of the bricks on the road, if the bricks are red on the road without the white and black markings then you would treat it like you would a T-Junction in Ireland.

Does anyone else find this mental, i.e. doesnt maintain the flow of traffic. Same in Germany and they have different road markings, i'm totally paranoid now about road markings, got a ticket in the post for a failure to give way at a junction, 166 euros :mad: ffs .. just before New Years.

Unfortunately all the roads where covered with snow .. you couldnt see any markings.

Anyway .. might be worth people being aware of it, follow the rule "Right over left" and check every junction before you pass through it

kenmc

Not 100% sure but i think that's just in Netherlands, having also lived in Eindhoven I'm familiar with this rule. There's (usually?) a yellow diamond just before the junction to indicate right of way is not ceded.
To be honest, I think it's a great rule, really prevents the crazy situations we have here where ppl on the main road drive up each others arses to prevent ppl getting out of sideroads, and ppl in sideroads take unnecessary risks to get out.

dr.fuzzenstein

Give way to the vehicle coming from the right, unless you see this:



or this:



The square fried egg means "on this road you have priority"

and the rocket sign means "on this junction you have priority"

Most main roads will have priority, so you don't have to stop every 5 meters to let people out, it's not as bad as it sounds and actually works quite well.

keithclancy

Yes I know that .. and with the roads that have signage then in the case of the Yellow Diamond or Upside down Triangle your grand.

However when theres no road signage and just road markings its quite hard to work out especially when the road is covered in snow.

shrapnel222

true in France also. if there are no road markings and no traffic signs, priority is given to the car coming from the right.

unkel

keithclancy wrote: »

when theres no road signage and just road markings its quite hard to work out especially when the road is covered in snow.

When you're not 100% sure you have right of way, just presume you have to yield. Simple really. Snow or no snow. Sign or no sign. Markings or no markings.

I'm no fan of the rule, but at least it keeps you concentrated on driving

Del2005

unkel wrote: »

When you're not 100% sure you have right of way, just presume you have to yield. Simple really. Snow or no snow. Sign or no sign. Markings or no markings.

+1

I'm no fan of the rule, but at least it keeps you concentrated on driving

Had fun driving in Germany where they have the sign at the start of a town/road and you have to try and remember if you have right of way or not as you drive. Luckily enough never met a car coming out of a side road to have to work it out.