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If a vehicle is approved in the UK I'm assuming it would have to be geo-fenced to stop me going into the rest of Europe. Either because it wasn't approved or b

by jjp 11y ago

If a vehicle is approved in the UK I'm assuming it would have to be geo-fenced to stop me going into the rest of Europe. Either because it wasn't approved or because it didn't know how to cope with country specific road conditions, e.g. Priorité a droite in France.

crististm 11y ago
If I'm not mistaken, UK has "priority to the right" even though they drive on the left side.
- Already__Taken 11y ago
  Not quite sure what you mean but roundabouts work by giving way to your right plus a bit of a mexican standoff if you all arrive at a mini one at the sametime. Other than that I can't think of anything special about the right. Or left for that matter. You should only overtake on the right but that's not a law it's just in the highway code. But you can only find room to undertake on a motorway anyway.
  - theoh 11y ago
    There's no Wikipedia page for "Priorité a Droite", but it's an internationally known, if mysterious, aspect of the rules of the road in France. It doesn't have a counterpart in the UK as far as I know. Here's an unreliable source: "The overriding rule of the road in France is Priorité a droite which basically means that you must give way to traffic coming from your right. It is an archaic law that dates back to the times of the horse and cart and for some unknown reason has never been repealed. It is true to say however that the French have spent thousands of millions of Euros to indicate that it does not apply in most circumstances. We have tried to explain some of the mysteries surrounding this law, but the old driving proverb is very apt here. "if in doubt put both feet out" i.e. Slow down or stop." From http://www.vendee-guide.co.uk/priority-a-droite.htm http://www.vendee-guide.co.uk/priority-a-droite.htm (That's not good advice, obviously, as if it was the only principle you knew it would lead to hopelessly tentative driving.) A slightly more comprehensive source: http://www.france-pub.com/forum/2012/04/14/la-priorite-a-droite%E2%80%8E-priority-to-the-right/ http://www.france-pub.com/forum/2012/04/14/la-priorite-a-dro...
    - Angostura 11y ago
      I believe that Priorité a Droite was actually formally phased out in France about a decade ago, but I cant find a source.
      - mantas 11y ago
        Don't know about France, but Right-has-right-of-way is still valid in some countries. I know for sure we have it in Lithuania. It's less and less used, because most new intersections have priority markings. But it still helps in parking lots and unmarked intersections.
        kuboa 11y ago
        In Turkey, too.
      - jerven 11y ago
        It is still in force, in most if not all EU mainland countries and Switserland. e.g. http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0004825/HoofdstukII/5/Artikel15/geldigheidsdatum_15-12-2015 http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0004825/HoofdstukII/5/Artikel1... for the Dutch equivalence. It basically means on a level crossing that you should yield to the car that is to your right. This a basic rule, adapted in priority by signaling law enforcement, traffic lights, traffic signs, signs on the floor of the road, and then mutual understanding between all drivers. On a roundabout its the otherway round (priority is to the car on the left, by virtue of cars on the roundabout having priority). This will be reinforced by signs next to the road and special triangels on the road surface (e.g. see https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaientanden_%28verkeer%29 https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaientanden_%28verkeer%29). It is the fall back rule in case there are no signs or other regulations. i.e. in the us its is the fallback rule for a fourway stop situation. In the EU its the basics and people drive in the expectation that if you are on their left you will yield as in accordance with this rule.
      - kagamine 11y ago
        It exists in Norway, there are two roadsigns for it, one is https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Norwegian-road-sign-206.0.svg/120px-Norwegian-road-sign-206.0.svg.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/No... and the "stop doing it now" is the same with a black line accross it.

by jjp 11y ago

crististm 11y ago

If I'm not mistaken, UK has "priority to the right" even though they drive on the left side.

Already__Taken 11y ago
Not quite sure what you mean but roundabouts work by giving way to your right plus a bit of a mexican standoff if you all arrive at a mini one at the sametime. Other than that I can't think of anything special about the right. Or left for that matter. You should only overtake on the right but that's not a law it's just in the highway code. But you can only find room to undertake on a motorway anyway.
- theoh 11y ago
  There's no Wikipedia page for "Priorité a Droite", but it's an internationally known, if mysterious, aspect of the rules of the road in France. It doesn't have a counterpart in the UK as far as I know. Here's an unreliable source: "The overriding rule of the road in France is Priorité a droite which basically means that you must give way to traffic coming from your right. It is an archaic law that dates back to the times of the horse and cart and for some unknown reason has never been repealed. It is true to say however that the French have spent thousands of millions of Euros to indicate that it does not apply in most circumstances. We have tried to explain some of the mysteries surrounding this law, but the old driving proverb is very apt here. "if in doubt put both feet out" i.e. Slow down or stop." From http://www.vendee-guide.co.uk/priority-a-droite.htm http://www.vendee-guide.co.uk/priority-a-droite.htm (That's not good advice, obviously, as if it was the only principle you knew it would lead to hopelessly tentative driving.) A slightly more comprehensive source: http://www.france-pub.com/forum/2012/04/14/la-priorite-a-droite%E2%80%8E-priority-to-the-right/ http://www.france-pub.com/forum/2012/04/14/la-priorite-a-dro...
  - Angostura 11y ago
    I believe that Priorité a Droite was actually formally phased out in France about a decade ago, but I cant find a source.
    - mantas 11y ago
      Don't know about France, but Right-has-right-of-way is still valid in some countries. I know for sure we have it in Lithuania. It's less and less used, because most new intersections have priority markings. But it still helps in parking lots and unmarked intersections.
      - kuboa 11y ago
        In Turkey, too.
    - jerven 11y ago
      It is still in force, in most if not all EU mainland countries and Switserland. e.g. http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0004825/HoofdstukII/5/Artikel15/geldigheidsdatum_15-12-2015 http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0004825/HoofdstukII/5/Artikel1... for the Dutch equivalence. It basically means on a level crossing that you should yield to the car that is to your right. This a basic rule, adapted in priority by signaling law enforcement, traffic lights, traffic signs, signs on the floor of the road, and then mutual understanding between all drivers. On a roundabout its the otherway round (priority is to the car on the left, by virtue of cars on the roundabout having priority). This will be reinforced by signs next to the road and special triangels on the road surface (e.g. see https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaientanden_%28verkeer%29 https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaientanden_%28verkeer%29). It is the fall back rule in case there are no signs or other regulations. i.e. in the us its is the fallback rule for a fourway stop situation. In the EU its the basics and people drive in the expectation that if you are on their left you will yield as in accordance with this rule.
    - kagamine 11y ago
      It exists in Norway, there are two roadsigns for it, one is https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Norwegian-road-sign-206.0.svg/120px-Norwegian-road-sign-206.0.svg.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/No... and the "stop doing it now" is the same with a black line accross it.