Rules of the Road and Right-of-Way
Who Goes First
Right-of-way rules exist so that everyone predicts the same outcome. The core principle is that the rider who must change direction or enter a stream of traffic yields. At an uncontrolled intersection, yield to traffic already in it and generally to the vehicle on your right (confirm your jurisdiction's version). When turning across oncoming traffic, you yield to that traffic. When entering from a driveway, car park or minor road, you yield to everything already on the main road.
Following, Overtaking and Positioning
Keep a safe following distance, commonly expressed as a two-second gap in good conditions and more in rain, at night or when following large vehicles. Overtake only when permitted, never across solid lines or at crossings, and return to your lane without cutting off the vehicle you passed. Ride in a lane position that keeps you visible and gives an escape path; you are entitled to the lane, not squeezed against the edge.
Intersections and Special Situations
Know the rules for roundabouts (give way to traffic already circulating, signal your exit), pedestrian crossings (give way to pedestrians on or entering the crossing), school zones and railway crossings. Emergency vehicles with lights or sirens require you to give way safely, not to brake abruptly.
Traps
Questions love edge cases: a vehicle signalling a turn versus one already committed, a pedestrian waiting versus stepping out, and the difference between a give-way and a stop requirement. Read for words like "must" and "should".
Worked Example
You approach an uncontrolled intersection intending to turn right while an oncoming car goes straight. The car goes first: your turn crosses its path, so you yield. If you were going straight and it was turning across you, you would have priority.