'Which car has right of way?' Seemingly simple road rule question divides the internet
- A graphic of two cars needing to form one lane was posted on social media
- The blue car in the left is about to merge ahead of the silver car in the right lane
- Facebook users were asked to comment which car they thought had right of way
Drivers have been left baffled by a seemingly simple road rule question which has divided the internet.
The Department of Transport in Western Australia posted a scenario on Facebook of two cars which needed to form one lane and asked: 'which car has right of way?'
The graphic uploaded on Wednesday shows a blue car in the left lane about to merge ahead of a silver car driving in the right lane.
A graphic posted by the Transport WA asked users which vehicle they thought had right of way
A majority of Facebook users said the merging blue car had right of way because it was ahead of the silver vehicle
A majority of users said the merging blue car had right of way.
'The blue one because it's way in front of the grey car,' one user wrote.
'Usually the car that is in the lead would continue and the silver car would allow them to go first as he is already ahead it's called common courtesy,' another wrote.
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While many agreed the blue car had right of way, some said it wasn't the everyday reality on Western Australian roads.
'Blue. But what would really happen is the silver car would speed up, cut in front, then proceed to drive 10km/h under the speed limit,' one wrote.
'Give way to the vehicle in front. But in WA the white car thinks he's gonna miss out on something so he speeds up and tries to run the blue car off the road so he can say he got there first!' another wrote.
Another added: 'The silver one has to speed up to pass, it's Perth after all.'
While many agreed the blue car had right of way, some added that that wasn't the everyday reality on Western Australian roads
Transport WA concluded the majority were correct in saying the blue car had right of way.
'Great to see so many of you get this one correct! The blue car has right of way. Where two lanes merge into one (i.e. lane lines end) the vehicle in front has right of way,' they wrote.
Drivers were reminded to always use their indicator before merging, to keep a safe distance between their vehicle and the one in front and to travel at the legal speed of the road.
Transport WA concluded the majority were correct in saying the blue car had right of way
