At a T-intersection, when a vehicle is turning right from the terminating road, I have found that vehicles travelling from it’s left on the through road invariably ignore the give way to the right rule and turn right into the intersecting road when the vehicle turning out of the terminating road has right of way.

Is this simply to be ignored or should it be defined as an exception to give way to the right?

Postpocelipse said:

At a T-intersection, when a vehicle is turning right from the terminating road, I have found that vehicles travelling from it’s left on the through road invariably ignore the give way to the right rule and turn right into the intersecting road when the vehicle turning out of the terminating road has right of way.

Is this simply to be ignored or should it be defined as an exception to give way to the right?

Which state?

In NSW through traffic at a T intersection has right of way, both for straight ahead and right turns.

In other states, I don’t know.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Postpocelipse said:

At a T-intersection, when a vehicle is turning right from the terminating road, I have found that vehicles travelling from it’s left on the through road invariably ignore the give way to the right rule and turn right into the intersecting road when the vehicle turning out of the terminating road has right of way.

Is this simply to be ignored or should it be defined as an exception to give way to the right?

Which state?

In NSW through traffic at a T intersection has right of way, both for straight ahead and right turns.

In other states, I don’t know.

That may be what I missed.

Postpocelipse said:

At a T-intersection, when a vehicle is turning right from the terminating road, I have found that vehicles travelling from it’s left on the through road invariably ignore the give way to the right rule and turn right into the intersecting road when the vehicle turning out of the terminating road has right of way.

Is this simply to be ignored or should it be defined as an exception to give way to the right?

Don’t know what it’s like in your neck of the woods, but here all traffic entering a t junction gives way to all traffic.

terminating road gives way to everything in WA i believe.

ChrispenEvan said:

terminating road gives way to everything in WA i believe.

Yes I have been reminded it is already an exception to the rule.

ChrispenEvan said:

terminating road gives way to everything in WA i believe.

ditto in SA, in Tas, you just give way to whatever is bigger than you…

Usually the terminating road will have a Give Way or Stop sign to deal with.

From rms.nsw:

At T intersections the vehicle travelling on the road that ends must give way to any pedestrians crossing or vehicles travelling on the road that continues unless otherwise signposted.

For Victoria:

T-intersections

When turning at a T-intersection from the road that ends, you must you must give way to all vehicles travelling in the road you are turning into (the continuing road).

At some T-intersections the continuing road goes around a corner rather than straight. The road that ends is marked by a line in the centre of the road and Give Way or Stop signs or lines. If you are facing the stop or give way signs or lines you must give way to all vehicles on the continuing road.

Additionally, “right of way” is explicitly disclaimed in the road rules: nobody has “right of way”, but vehicles are required to give way to others in certain circumstances. If someone doesn’t give way when they’re supposed to, other drivers are required to give way to them.

Do bicycle riders need to give way to pedestrians?

Peak Warming Man said:

Do bicycle riders need to give way to pedestrians?

Yes.

Peak Warming Man said:

Do bicycle riders need to give way to pedestrians?

Yes. And pedestrians need to give way to cyclists.

btm said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Do bicycle riders need to give way to pedestrians?

Yes. And pedestrians need to give way to cyclists.

*unless the cyclist is called Arts.

Agree with the above. The “Tee intersection rule” is relatively recent in some states. It didn’t exist when I was going for my drivers licence many years ago. I was around when it was introduced into NSW for the first time. And a good thing too, the old give way to the right rule was extremely dangerous at Tee intersections.

mollwollfumble said:

Agree with the above. The “Tee intersection rule” is relatively recent in some states. It didn’t exist when I was going for my drivers licence many years ago. I was around when it was introduced into NSW for the first time. And a good thing too, the old give way to the right rule was extremely dangerous at Tee intersections.

It is good to note the current arrangement was not always the case.

mollwollfumble said:

Agree with the above. The “Tee intersection rule” is relatively recent in some states. It didn’t exist when I was going for my drivers licence many years ago. I was around when it was introduced into NSW for the first time. And a good thing too, the old give way to the right rule was extremely dangerous at Tee intersections.

https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/rules/road/give-way/index.html

Giving way at a T-intersection

If you’re driving on a road that ends at a T-intersection, you must give way to all vehicles—except those doing a U-turn—travelling on the road continuing through the intersection.

In this example, Vehicle A (blue) must give way to Vehicle B (green).

There is a T-intersection near here (Central Coast, NSW) where both arms of the continuing road face stop signs and the terminating road has right of way. Go figure…

(there are also a bazillion round-abouts on the Central Coast)

fsm said:

(there are also a bazillion round-abouts on the Central Coast)

lucky… because i can see a brazillion roundabout causing some accidents…