You intend to turn left at the nearest intersection in the situation presented here. Do you have to yield the right of way to the vehicle coming from the right?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video you are driving along a street in a town between houses; on the right there is sign D-1 "priority road", and at the entrance of a side road on the right you can see a red car. As you intend to turn left at the nearest junction, you do not have to give way to the vehicle coming from the right. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign D-1 marks a priority road, and drivers on minor roads give way to vehicles travelling on this road - also when you are turning. The Road Traffic Act adds that a driver turning left gives way to a vehicle coming from the opposite direction going straight on or turning right - these are the only ones you must give way to here, because they are travelling on the same priority road as you. The red car on the right is on a minor road, so it waits for you. Before turning left you move towards the middle of the roadway, switch on your indicator, let through vehicles from the opposite direction and pedestrians crossing the roadway you are entering, and you only glance at the car on the right to check that it really is waiting - the principle of limited trust always applies.
Legal basis: § 43 para. 1 and 2 of the Regulation on road signs and signals; Art. 25 para. 1, Art. 22 para. 2 point 2 and Art. 26 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)