In this situation, if you turn left, do you have the right of way over the cyclist going straight?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you are approaching a junction of residential streets and you intend to turn left, and a cyclist going straight on is coming from the opposite direction. When turning left, you do not have right of way over 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; a bicycle is a vehicle, so the cyclist benefits from this rule in the same way as cars. It does not matter that he is smaller and slower - it is you who are crossing his path. You wait with your indicator on until he has passed, and you do not try to get ahead of him with your turn, because if he has to brake suddenly, the cyclist has no protection at all.
Legal basis: Art. 25 para. 1 and Art. 2 point 31 and 47 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)