Right of way and intersections
The right-of-way domain tests the default rules and the exceptions created by signs, signals and road layout. The exam expects you to decide who goes first at equal junctions, signed junctions, roundabouts, turns and bus stops, and to explain why.
The default rule
At an uncontrolled junction where no sign or signal gives priority, the right-hand rule applies (højrevigepligt): you give way to traffic approaching from your right. This is a default, not a universal rule. A give-way sign, STOP sign, priority-road sign or traffic light overrides it. When you leave a private road, driveway, petrol station or parking area, you give way to all traffic on the road, regardless of the right-hand rule.
Signs, signals and priority roads
STOP means a complete stop at the line, then give way. The inverted triangle means give way without necessarily stopping. A yellow diamond marks a priority road; traffic on it has priority at the signed junctions until the priority ends. Traffic lights and police signals override signs. A green light does not give you an absolute right: you must still yield to pedestrians on a crossing and avoid blocking the junction.
Turning, roundabouts and buses
When turning left, you cross oncoming traffic, so you give way to vehicles coming towards you, including cyclists and mopeds going straight. When turning right, give way to cyclists and pedestrians continuing along the road you are entering. In a roundabout, give way to traffic already circulating, which approaches from your left; do not stop for vehicles entering from the right. In built-up areas, a bus leaving a marked stop has priority when it signals its intention to pull out.
Worked example
You reach an equal four-way junction and want to turn left. A car comes from the opposite direction going straight, and another car approaches from your right. The car from the right has priority over you under the right-hand rule. The oncoming car also has priority because your left turn crosses its path. You wait until both have passed, then turn when clear.
Traps
Yielding to the left in a roundabout; treating a green light as an absolute right; forgetting that cyclists going straight have priority when you turn; and assuming a priority road continues after you turn off it.