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Some road traffic regulations are a mystery to even the most experienced drivers.
The ADAC clarifies any uncertain right-of-way rule.
Munich – How drivers and other road users should behave on German roads is regulated in the road traffic regulations.
Most drivers should be familiar with basic traffic rules, but others raise eyebrows.
Road traffic rules: Who has the right of way at a road narrowing?
Despite efforts to calm traffic, there are still many cars in city centers.
Especially on side streets, situations can arise in which parked cars narrow the street.
However, the road is often so narrow that two oncoming cars cannot pass at the same time.
Who has the right of way at this point is regulated in Section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO): “Anyone who wants to drive past a narrowing of the road, an obstacle on the road or a stopped vehicle on the left must allow oncoming vehicles to pass.”
If there are cars parked on both sides, the street is extremely narrow.
If two cars then approach each other, the right of way must be clarified.
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It becomes more difficult to regulate the right of way when there are cars parked on both sides of the street.
The situation is particularly problematic when there are obstacles on one side.
If there are cars parked on one side, the driver on that side of the street is not allowed to drive past them if another car comes from in front, explains club lawyer Bernd Gstatter from the ADAC.
“He has to wait and let oncoming traffic come and pass.” Questions arise again and again about the right-of-way rules on German roads.
ADAC explains: Drivers have to slowly move past each other
It is not in every situation that drivers and other road users can recognize and see whether one side of the street is completely blocked by parking.
It is also possible that there were several gaps between the parked cars on both sides.
This is also possible, among other things, through fire department entrances or property entrances.
As the club lawyer Gstatter explains, “both drivers can then drive away until they have the opportunity to avoid it.”
The driver who clearly reaches the bottleneck first has priority.
If you reach the bottleneck on your side of the road before the driver on the opposite side, you are allowed to drive - the other driver has to make room.
If both drivers arrive at the bottleneck at the same time, they have to communicate and find a solution.
It becomes annoying when this doesn't happen and it even leads to property damage.
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Therefore, the principle of mutual consideration from paragraph 1 always applies: Every road user must behave in such a way that no other person is harmed, endangered or more than can be avoided, hindered or harassed under the circumstances.
If both drivers do not comply and damage occurs, it is usually split up: “If neither driver can be proven to be more at fault, both drivers are then half liable for the damage caused,” explains lawyer Tom Louven to bild
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Other right-of-way rules are not clear to every driver.
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