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24.01.2022 9 Tricky road rules explained (samotor Magazine) 1. What should I do if the traffic lights are not working and there are no police directing traffic? Treat the intersection like you would if there were no traffic lights there in the first place. In other words, it’s like an uncontrolled intersection that you might see on a backstreet with no stop or giveway signs. ... This means you need to give way to your right. Or, if you’re turning right, give way to all oncoming vehicles going straight or turning left. Obviously, there will be way more cars than you’d ever see on a side street and many of these drivers could be confused so take extra care and go slowly.

16.01.2022 Stopped by the cops: your rights (samotor Magazine) Getting pulled over by police can often feel stressful, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are the answers to some of your frequently asked questions about your rights. 1. When do police have the right to pull me over?... You can be pulled over for all sorts of reasons. The obvious one is if you’re clearly breaking a road rule like zooming past a stop sign. You can also be asked to stop for a random breath test at any time. Other situations can be more subjective, as the law simply says police need to have ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect you’ve broken the law or are about to. This includes a roadworthiness check if your car appears to be in bad nick. What if it's not safe for me to pull over straightaway? Your best bet is to pull over as soon as you can, and then suggest to the officer that you move to somewhere safer. In fact, the officer may ask you to move your vehicle straightaway if it’s causing a hazard. If the officer refuses? Well, then the ball’s in their court. If you’ve been pulled over by an unmarked police car and are worried it’s fake, you should still pull over, but you don’t need to unlock the door or get out of the car until the officer has shown you proper identification.

10.01.2022 9 Tricky road rules explained (samotor Magazine) 3. If an emergency vehicle is on the other side of the road, do I still have to slow down? It all depends on whether or not the road has a median strip. If it does (regardless of whether it’s raised or simply just a painted one) and the emergency vehicle is on the other side, then no, you don’t have to slow down. ... But if the road is only divided by a white line or no line at all then you must reduce your speed to 25km/h.

07.01.2022 The ultimate give way quiz Question 6: Which vehicle should give way? (samotor Magazine, RAA) Here, two lanes of traffic are merging into one, but unlike the pr...evious scenario, the painted line has come to an end before the two lanes merge. This is known as a zip merge. In this situation, one lane often narrows, and many drivers mistakenly assume that cars in that lane must give way to other traffic. That’s not the case. Rather, you need to give way to drivers that have any part of their vehicle in front of your own, regardless of what lane they’re in. So here, Car A must give way to Car B.

01.01.2022 9 Tricky road rules explained (samotor Magazine) 2. When can I use my fog lights? More than 1800 drivers have been fined or given a caution for misusing their fog lights in the past year so it’s obviously a point of confusion. So what is the law?... You can only use fog lights in hazardous weather conditions, such as when there’s fog, dust or heavy rain. The reasoning here is that, because of the specific direction of the light, they can dazzle other drivers. The problem is, many motorists don’t even realise they’ve switched their fog lights on. If you’re not sure, take a look at your dash there should be a symbol that lights up when they do. Also remember to turn them off once the bad weather has cleared up.