In short: At "Priority road that bends" the examiner mainly wants to see: Read the plate: the priority road bends left; Indicate left, because you are turning; Move over towards the centre; The car on the right in the side road has to wait, you have priority. A severe mistake that can end the test: not indicate, you are only following the road.
You are driving on a priority road. The priority road sign has a supplementary plate: the priority road bends left at the next junction, a side road continues straight on. A car is waiting in the side road on the right.
The examiner says„Folgen Sie bitte der Vorfahrtsstraße.“
"Follow the priority road, please."
What you have to show
- Read the plate: the priority road bends left
- Indicate left, because you are turning
- Move over towards the centre
- The car on the right in the side road has to wait, you have priority
- Still ready to brake, eye contact: is he really letting you go?
- Reduce speed for the bend
- Watch for pedestrians and cyclists when turning
The right order
- Read the plate: the priority bends left
- Mirrors, indicate left in good time, move over towards the centre
- Reduce speed for the bend
- Car on the right: it has to wait, you stay ready to brake
- Shoulder check, watch for pedestrians and cyclists
- Follow the priority road to the left
Typical mistakes
What the examiner records in the protocol
The examiner files every situation under five competence areas in the electronic test protocol. This is how the points of this situation are spread:
- Read the plate: the priority road bends left
- Still ready to brake, eye contact: is he really letting you go?
- Watch for pedestrians and cyclists when turning
- Move over towards the centre
- The car on the right in the side road has to wait, you have priority
- Reduce speed for the bend
- Indicate left, because you are turning severe mistake
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A strong answer
The plate shows that the priority road bends left. I check the mirrors, indicate left in good time, because I am turning, and move over towards the centre. I reduce speed for the bend. The car on the right in the side road has to wait, I have priority. Still I stay ready to brake and look for eye contact to see whether he really waits. With a shoulder check I watch for pedestrians and cyclists, then I follow the priority road to the left.
What the law says
Sign 306 with plate 1002-10 ff.: the priority road follows the thick line. Whoever follows it round the bend is turning and must indicate (§ 9 (1) StVO). The side roads have sign 205 or 206 and have to wait (§ 8 (1) StVO).
Legal text: § 9 StVO · § 8 StVO · Anlage 2 StVO (Verkehrszeichen) (gesetze-im-internet.de)
Quick check
At the bend you carry straight on into the side road. What applies?
- You have priority over everyone, you are coming from the priority road
- You leave the priority road and must give way to the traffic on it
- You must indicate right
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