Road Rules and Right-of-Way
The Road Rules and Right-of-Way domain tests whether you can share the road predictably in Pakistan's left-hand traffic system. Questions usually turn on who goes first at junctions and roundabouts, where overtaking is banned, and how much space to leave. Right-of-way is given, not taken; the law expects you to yield when another road user has priority.
Core rules
- Keep left except when overtaking. Overtake on the right.
- At an unmarked intersection, give way to traffic approaching from your right.
- At a roundabout, give way to traffic already circulating, which approaches from your right. Circulate clockwise.
- At a T-junction, traffic on the through road has priority.
- Give way to emergency vehicles using sirens or flashing lights; do not follow closely behind them.
- Stop for pedestrians on a zebra crossing and give them time to clear.
- Keep a two-second gap in dry conditions and at least four seconds in rain or poor visibility.
Overtaking bans
Do not overtake at pedestrian crossings, railway crossings, blind bends, hill crests, narrow bridges, or where a solid line prohibits it. Never overtake a vehicle that has stopped at a zebra crossing.
Worked example
You reach a roundabout and a car is already circulating from your right. You slow, check your mirror and blind spot, signal left to show you are leaving, and wait. You do not enter just because you arrived first. The car already on the roundabout has priority, and entering would force it to brake.
Traps
Giving way to the left instead of the right; treating arrival order as priority; overtaking on the left; and following an emergency vehicle through traffic. Another common error is entering a junction when the exit is blocked, then blocking cross traffic when the light changes.