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Driving Exam Questions

The official questions, in ten groups. Pick an answer and see why it is right.

Groups

Group 1Maneuvering
Group 2Safety law
Group 3Vehicle faults
Group 4Signs & markings
Group 5Intersections
Group 6Signal junctions
Group 7Markings & parking
Group 8Speed & cargo
Group 9Signals & overtaking
Group 10Safety & first aid

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Who should the driver give way to when making a left turn? — Tesakan

Who should the driver give way to when making a left turn?

When turning left, you give way to the oncoming bus, because you are both on the main road, which turns right, and the rules of an intersection of equal roads apply between you. The passenger car is on the secondary road and gives way to you.

You are approaching an uncontrolled intersection on the main road (sign 2.1), and the “Direction of the main road” plate (8.13) shows that it turns right. This means that both you and the bus are on the main road. When the main road changes direction at an intersection, drivers on it must follow the rules for driving through intersections of equal roads among themselves (clause 97). Under these rules, when turning left you must give way to vehicles coming from the opposite direction and going straight or turning right (clause 99), so you must give way to the oncoming bus. The passenger car is on the secondary road, so its driver is obliged to give way to those driving on the main road, including you (clause 96).

Option 2. The passenger car is on the secondary road and is obliged to give way to you.
Option 3. You are obliged to give way to the bus, because it is coming towards you on the main road from the opposite direction.

In this situation, when making a left turn, the driver has to The passenger car will drive through the intersection: