Imagine these junctions are controlled by traffic light which operate simultaneously. The red car wants to turn to their left and the purple car wants to turn to their right (as in they’ll both be travelling the same direction) when the lights go green – who has right of way?

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1. Red car. They dont have to cross the intersection to complete their turn. And theyre still going in the flow of traffic. The purple car needs to wait until the lane is done turning before entering the intersection to complete their turn.

   It would be no different than if the red car were going straight and the purple car still wanted to turn right. Theyd need to wait for the intersection to clear.

   Generally speaking an intersection like this would have a sign saying “right turn yield on green” for the purple car as well as for the red car.

2. Both approach the centre line and rock paper scissors for it, but do it fast because the approaching learner driver won’t know what’s happening

3. Red

4. blue car

5. The one with the shortest bend, red so.

6. The purple car as it is coming from the red cars right once it enters the road.

7. Red car, as the purple has to turn right across red car’s path.

8. Whoever first beckons the other driver to go first, goes last.

9. Red car because he’s closest to the left lane on the road he’s joining. The purple car has to cut across traffic.

10. Just install a roundabout

11. “But all red wants to do is stuff his face” 🎶

12. Left priority means that the person turning left as priority before people turning right… at least in Ireland.
    This is a basic rule

13. Car closest to the turn has priority ie the red car

14. Red

15. I hope OP doesn’t drive…

16. The red car and the blue car had a race

17. Well the blue car has the right of way really.

18. Left before right.

19. Based on the comments here, the poor learner in the little blue car is in for a shock 😮

20. Red car. It’s doing less work.

21. The red car because they’re turning left

22. I assume all of you saying red are intentionally excluding the blue car because its on the main road right? Cause if you aren’t… lmao

23. Car that doesn’t have to cross the road/junction has priority, so red has priority. / it’s easier for red to progress

24. This is good to know as someone who doesn’t drive but wants to start learning soon. XD

25. No idea but that thanks for the reminder to read back over the rules of the road before starting my lessons in Jan!

26. in 10 years of driving in Ireland, I learned that people really dont know how to act on these junctions – and this one pictured above is actually pretty good – as its marked.

    I moved recently into a town in Wicklow, and there was this exact junction, but without traffic lights.

    People were so confused as of who goes first, that everyone was standing and pointing and letting others go. Many accidents happened there.

    It was madness – this year they finally made a roundabout instead

27. The car turning left is not crossing a traffic lane therefore has right of way

28. Red should go first. But driver of red has to assume purple is an idiot and might try go ahea of them.

29. The Deliveroo cyclist who’s going to appear like a bleedin Pokémon out of absolutely nowhere, no lights, no hi viz, no fuck all

30. Red is first as they are turning left. Purple car must wait and observe red cars’ intentions (i.e. indicators) before the purple car attempts to turn right.

31. Red car.

32. Red car.

33. The car that’s not cross the centre line of the road they are joining gets right of way..

34. I know for a fact it’s red car because I failed my driving test over being purple car in this exact scenario with traffic lights hahah instant grade 3

35. In Ireland the red car is legally obliged to flash the blue car twice and then using his highest hand on the wheel make a very vague gesture to indicate he’s letting the other car go across. Minimal eye contact is recommended

    Also nobody is allowed beep. Ever.