In this situation, when changing the traffic lane, do you have the right of way over the vehicles moving in the right lane?

Description

Art. 22 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Journal of Laws of 2012, item 1137, consolidated text as amended)

Explanation

Correct answer: No

No. According to Art. 22 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act, a driver changing their occupied lane is obliged to give way to a vehicle driving in the lane they intend to enter. This means that vehicles in the right-hand lane have priority over you.

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