Road Positioning, Lane Discipline and Right-of-Way
What the exam tests
This domain tests where you ride within the road, how you change lanes and who has priority. Kuwait drives on the right, and its roundabouts and multi-lane roads reward a rider who is predictable and does not drift into blind spots.
Core rules
- Keep right unless overtaking. Use the correct lane for your intended turn and do not weave between lanes.
- Do not ride between lanes or share a lane with a car unless the law and markings clearly permit it; lane splitting is not a normal entitlement.
- At a roundabout, give way to traffic already circulating, which approaches from your left in right-hand traffic. Enter only when there is a safe gap.
- Give way to pedestrians at zebra crossings and to emergency vehicles using lights or sirens. Do not follow an emergency vehicle closely through traffic.
- Position yourself to be seen: avoid sitting in a driver's blind spot and avoid hugging the centre line where oncoming traffic may encroach.
Worked example
You approach a two-lane roundabout intending to take the third exit. You should choose the appropriate lane before entering, yield to vehicles already on the roundabout from your left, and maintain your lane through the circle. Signalling early tells others your intention, but it does not give you priority.
Traps that cost marks
Assuming an indicator gives right of way; entering a roundabout without yielding to circulating traffic; riding in blind spots; undertaking on the right; and drifting across lanes while looking for a turn.