Road rules quiz asking who gives way as a car turns into a driveway baffles the internet - and some say the driver shouldn't be allowed to pull in at all
- The car waiting to turn into the driveway would have to cross an unbroken line
- Many Facebook users suggested that the pedestrian should stop to let the car in
- Others said the car shouldn't be allowed to cross the single continuous white line
A road rules quiz asking whether a pedestrian should give way to a car turning into a driveway has baffled social media users.
The question was posted on Facebook by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads on Monday with a diagram that showed a pedestrian on a footpath next to a driveway.
A car waiting to turn right into the driveway would have to cross a single, unbroken line.
'With an increase in children walking to and from school who gives way? The orange car, or the pedestrian walking on the path?' the transport body asked.
Who has right of way? This question about a pedestrian and a car turning into a driveway baffled drivers online
While the department revealed cars must give way to pedestrians on the footpath or the road, answers by Facebook users varied significantly.
Many suggested the car would have right of way.
Others said the car shouldn't be allowed to cross the unbroken line.
'I always thought you couldn't turn into a driveway over a solid white line,' said one person.
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'You can't cross on a solid line,' wrote another.
But the department replied: 'You can cross a single continuous centre line to enter or leave a road, including entering or leaving a property and to safely pass a bike rider.
'You can't cross a single continuous centre line to overtake or to do a U-turn.'
Another person said 'laws of commonsense' suggested the pedestrian would have right of way.
The question was asked after increase in children walking to and from school (stock image)
'By laws of commonsense the pedestrian has the right of way here, he maybe blind, or have any other incapacities, but the driver should by law be ok, seems strange to needs ask the question,' they wrote.
'You'd be surprised,' the transport body responded.
It also said vehicles must give way because cars offer the driver a lot more protection than a pedestrian.
'A minor collision could cause serious injury or death.'
But it also offered reassurance to drivers in the Sunshine State and said traffic cameras show that Queenslanders are generally safe and courteous drivers.
