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09/19/2022
Best Synthetic Direct in Winchester understands that drivers can face circumstances in which they won't know how to react. Thus this post focuses on the challenges of driving in large cities.

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  Getting around town comes with challenges, including road congestion and noise pollution. In this post, Best Synthetic Direct focuses on intersections and the passing priority of cars and pedestrians in a metropolia setting. However, it's worth mentioning that this post centers on those intersections with no road signs, so you'll need to apply other criteria when driving in large cities.

Who Has the Preference?

First, you should know that at intersections where there are signs, pedestrians have priority over any vehicle, including bicycles. All emergency vehicles that turn on their visible and audible signals will have preference over any car, even pedestrians, if they haven't crossed the street. The third priority tier includes vehicles without an engine, such as bicycles, skates, scooters without a motor, or similar vehicles. Remember that these can be used as long as there's a lane for circulation, so you don't have to resort to fast lanes, where these vehicles should not circulate. Following in order of priority at intersections, you have public transport vehicles as long as they have an exclusive lane for their circulation.

Dealing With Priority without Traffic Lights

If there's no traffic light and there's no other signaling, priority must always be given to pedestrians and vehicles without motors. Afterward, vehicles that circulate on primary roads will have preference over cars, buses, and trucks. Vehicles that circulate in two-way avenues will have preference over those that circulate in a one-way street. If there is no clear distinction between the primary road, the vehicle traveling on your right will always have priority. Finally, priority under equivalent conditions is defined according to the road's vehicular load, and if necessary, they must stop and apply the "one and one" dynamic.

Road Congestion

Traffic jams will always be a prevailing situation when driving in the city. For this reason, a specific common sense practice established in the Traffic Law would avoid multiple road congestion scenarios. At an intersection, when traffic is obstructed, if the traffic light indicates go ahead, but there is not enough space to cross to the other side of the street without blocking the intersection, the rule is to stay in your place. This rule applies in a particular way at intersections where the pedestrian crossing is marked so as not to hinder circulation and increase the risk of an accident. If a traffic police officer tells you to, you can move forward even if the traffic light is red.

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Joining Another Lane

Vehicles circulating in central lanes will always have traffic priority when driving on controlled-access avenues. Once a car joins the main lanes, you should wait until you see a space wide enough to merge into the central avenue. The vehicle leaving the center lanes will have priority, but whenever it's possible to give way safely.

Traffic in Roundabouts

In simple terms, when driving in a roundabout, the priority will be on the vehicles that remain in it. They don't try to leave through a side avenue or join the roundabout.

U-Turns

Continuous laps are prohibited unless there is a sign indicating they're allowed. In this case, they must be carried out with great caution, and the priority will be granted to the vehicles that circulate on the avenue you want to join.

Lane Reduction

It's common to see lane reduction in situations due to roadworks, accidents, or the road's surface. In that case, vehicles that circulate in the remaining lane will have a preference in the event of road congestion. Lastly, applying the one-to-one system that allows late cars to join the available routes is recommended when driving in large cities.

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