Should a reversing vehicle yield to a straight-moving vehicle or vice versa?
1 Answers
Reversing vehicles should yield to straight-moving vehicles. Here are the details: Reason: The so-called "turning vehicles yield to straight-moving vehicles" means that, in principle, vehicles turning left (or right) should give way to straight-moving vehicles. This is because straight-moving vehicles generally travel at higher speeds and there is heavier traffic in straight-moving lanes, whereas turning vehicles move relatively slower and there is lighter traffic in turning lanes. Therefore, the rule "turning vehicles yield to straight-moving vehicles" helps reduce congestion and traffic accidents. The same principle applies to reversing vehicles. Right-turning vehicles yield to left-turning vehicles: The terms "right turn" and "left turn" are relative to oncoming vehicles. When one vehicle turns right and another turns left into the same intersection, the right-turning vehicle must yield to the left-turning vehicle.