You are going straight and the driver on the motorcycle intends to turn left. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the motorcyclist?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a housing estate street among houses and approaching a junction where right of way is not determined by signs; a motorcyclist is coming from the opposite direction and turning left, across your path. As you are going straight on, you are not obliged to give way to him. The answer is: no.
The Road Traffic Act states that a driver turning left gives way to a vehicle coming from the opposite direction and going straight on or turning right. It is the motorcyclist who must wait until you have passed. However, right of way does not release you from caution - a motorcycle accelerates quickly, so you watch whether it has stopped in the middle of the junction, and you are ready to brake.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)