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Gayle · 13-11-2009, 08:45

Giving way to people who are coming up hill
I always thought that if you were going down hill and someone heading up, if there was only room for one car you had to give way so that the driver coming up was able to continue.

White lines across junctions
This means that you have to stop and let the people travelling the other way have right of way. This applies at chicanes where there is a line at your side and none at the other, this means that they have the right of way and you have to stop.

Passing places
I always understood that you should move into the passing place if it is on your left hand side, so that the person continuing has right of way.

Giving way to the right at roundabouts
OMG, if you have no one to your right and there is a car at the junction on your left, you have right of way! Don't let them go first, it's your turn!!!

Right of way when there are parked cars
I might be wrong on this one, but I was told that if there is a line of parked cars then the centre of the road shifts so that two cars can pass each other. So, if there is a line of parked cars on one side and just one car obstructing the other side, it is the person driving on the other side who must stop and allow you right of way.

I don't drive much these days as I don't need too and there are times when I wish I didn't have to bother at all!!!!!

13-11-2009, 08:45	#1
Gayle God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Relaxville Posts: 6,866 Blog Entries: 69 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 2867	Driving rules that people seem to have forgotten Giving way to people who are coming up hill I always thought that if you were going down hill and someone heading up, if there was only room for one car you had to give way so that the driver coming up was able to continue. White lines across junctions This means that you have to stop and let the people travelling the other way have right of way. This applies at chicanes where there is a line at your side and none at the other, this means that they have the right of way and you have to stop. Passing places I always understood that you should move into the passing place if it is on your left hand side, so that the person continuing has right of way. Giving way to the right at roundabouts OMG, if you have no one to your right and there is a car at the junction on your left, you have right of way! Don't let them go first, it's your turn!!! Right of way when there are parked cars I might be wrong on this one, but I was told that if there is a line of parked cars then the centre of the road shifts so that two cars can pass each other. So, if there is a line of parked cars on one side and just one car obstructing the other side, it is the person driving on the other side who must stop and allow you right of way. I don't drive much these days as I don't need too and there are times when I wish I didn't have to bother at all!!!!! __________________ The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone. Last edited by Gayle; 13-11-2009 at 08:47.