You intend to turn right, and the driver approaching from the opposite direction plans to turn left. Do you have have the right of way?

Description

Act of 20 June 1997 - Road Traffic Act (Journal of Laws of 1997, No. 98, item 602, as amended).

Explanation

Correct answer: Yes

Yes, you have the right of way. According to Art. 25 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act, a driver turning left must give way to a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction and travelling straight ahead or turning right. Since you are turning right and the other driver is turning left, they are crossing your path and are obliged to give way to you.

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