Right-of-Way and Intersection Rules
Right-of-way in Kuwait is tested through roundabouts, unmarked intersections and pedestrian crossings. The exam wants the default rule when no sign or signal tells you who goes first.
Roundabouts
- Yield to traffic already circulating, approaching from your left.
- Enter only when the gap is safe; do not stop inside the roundabout.
- Signal right before your exit.
Unmarked intersections
- Yield to the vehicle on your right.
- At a T-junction, the road ending yields.
- Turning left across oncoming traffic: yield to oncoming vehicles and to pedestrians.
Pedestrians and emergency vehicles
- Give way at zebra crossings and when turning into a road where pedestrians are crossing.
- Make room for ambulances, fire engines and police vehicles using lights and sirens.
Worked example
You reach a four-way intersection with no signs at the same moment as a car on your right. Reasoning: with no signs or signals, the default right-hand rule gives priority to the vehicle on your right. You wait. If you were turning left and a car approached from the opposite direction going straight, you would also yield. “I arrived first” is not the rule.
Traps that cost marks
- Entering a roundabout without looking left again.
- Claiming priority because you are on a main road when the junction is unmarked.
- Forgetting pedestrians when turning.
- Following an emergency vehicle through a red light.