Drivers Are Confused Over This Road Rule Quiz

Aussie drivers have been left scratching their heads over a seemingly simple looking question that is dividing opinions.

Now, whether you think you're a good driver or not, it's fair to say that busy junctions can bring out the anger in the calmest of motorists and it's easy to see why when you look at this little diagram and attempt to answer: who has priority to turn right?

The question was posed by the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ), Australia, and features four cars - yellow, red, blue and black - waiting at a crossroads.

The blue and red cars, that are facing each other, have stop signs in front of them, whilst the yellow is stopped in front of a 'give way' sign and the black has no signs in front of them.

So do you reckon you know which it is? Well, according to RACQ it's black, blue, yellow and red.

With the black car unobstructed by either a sign or marking, it should always get the right of way to turn right and carry on its journey.

Blue then takes the next priority with red giving way to its right - Aussie law - letting yellow go.

However, in the UK there is a slight difference and according to IAM RoadSmart. UK drivers don't always have to give way to the right, so if the red car was on the major road, it would generally get priority over the yellow.

Speaking to the Sun, Peter Rodger, IAM RoadSmart Head of Driving Advice, said: "The black car has clear precedence, with no give way line of any kind.

"Although many junctions effectively create one, we don't have a general give way to the right rule in the UK and I suspect that there will be regional differences in how we manage this situation.

"Which car goes second would generally be a matter of 'negotiation' between the drivers, with a tendency for it to be the blue car, because it has a straight path and is not turning across the path of another vehicle - an unwritten but largely accepted 'rule'.

"What happens next is where I think geography will alter the answer. In London, and possibly some other larger cities, the red car will be able to enter the junction while the blue car moves through it, turning right immediately across its rear."

See, easy.

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Claire Reid

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