If you turn right at this intersection, do you have the right of way over the approaching vehicle?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are approaching a junction of estate streets where right of way is not set by signs, and you intend to turn right; from the left a dark car is approaching, followed by a white minibus. When turning right, you have right of way over them. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver approaching a junction to exercise particular caution and give way to a vehicle approaching from the right; a vehicle from the left gives way to you, because for its driver you are the one approaching from the right. A right turn does not cross the path of anyone from the left or from the opposite direction, so it is the safest manoeuvre at such a junction. Despite having right of way, you do not enter blindly: you watch whether the driver from the left is really slowing down, because the right-hand rule is sometimes broken.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1 and Art. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)