General rules is one of the topics in the Priority block of the Spanish DGT theory. Who goes first: right-of-way rules at junctions, roundabouts, narrow sections and special cases. Understanding this section well helps you answer the theory-exam questions on this topic with confidence.
In simple terms, this point of the DGT theory establishes that the driver of a vehicle that must give way to another vehicle must not start or continue his or her journey or manoeuvre, nor resume them, until he or she has ensured that by doing so he or she will not force the driver of the vehicle that has priority to suddenly change the trajectory or speed of the latter, and must show with sufficient advance notice, by…
Priority questions use concrete situations (junctions, roundabouts, narrow sections): first work out who has right of way and why.
The driver of a vehicle that must give way to another vehicle must not start or continue his or her journey or manoeuvre, nor resume them, until he or she has ensured that by doing so he or she will not force the driver of the vehicle that has priority to suddenly change the trajectory or speed of the latter, and must show with sufficient advance notice, by his or her manner of driving and especially by gradually reducing speed, that he or she is actually going to give way.
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