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Rules of the Road

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Junctions and roundabouts

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You must also yield to:

  • traffic already turning at a junction;

traffic in another lane when you wish to change lanes; and traffic on a public road when you are coming out of a private entrance.

Stop, look, listen, and look again. This is your duty when entering the roadway.

Motorists should watch for cyclists, e-scooters and e-mopeds emerging from the end of a cycle track, and watch for mopeds and motorcycles emerging from junctions. Bicycles, e-scooters, mopeds and motorcycles might be difficult to see because of their small size.

It is important to understand that the right of way is not an absolute right of way. You must proceed with caution, having regard for other road users.

Turning right from a major road onto a minor road

Check your mirrors well in advance and check blind spots, if appropriate, for traffic following behind you, and give a right hand signal.

As soon as you can do so safely, take up a position just left of the middle of the road or in the space provided for right-turning traffic.

Where possible, leave room for other vehicles to pass on the left.

Do not turn the steering wheel until you are ready to make the turn.

When a safe gap occurs in oncoming traffic, finish your turn so that you enter the left-hand side of the road into which you are turning.

Do not cut the corner when you turn. Do not make a ‘swan neck’ by

passing the correct turning point and then having to turn back into the road you want to enter.

Extracted from the RSA Rules of the Road, Revision 9, May 2026. Source PDF · reuse permission unconfirmed.