Who should the driver give way to when making a left turn?

Explanation

To both drivers — the passenger car and the bus alike.

This is the same familiar junction, but the sign has changed: the inverted red triangle means "give way" and your road is minor. The supplementary plate beneath it draws the course of the priority road: the thick line comes from the left-hand arm and turns upwards and to the right, and your arm is drawn with a thin line.

That is, both the silver car coming from the left and the bus approaching from the upper right arm are on the priority road. You are entering the junction from the minor road, and moreover with a left turn, which is the longest path inside a junction and cuts across both flows. So you must give way to both and not move until the way is completely clear.

Comparing this question with the yellow-diamond version is the best way to learn: the picture is the same, the vehicles are in the same places, and only one sign is different — and the answer changes completely. The lesson is clear: in priority questions, read the sign and the supplementary plate first, then look at the cars. If you decide from the positions of the vehicles, you will be wrong in half of these questions.

• The passenger car really does take precedence, but this option removes the bus; the bus is travelling on that same priority road. • The bus takes precedence, but the silver car on the left is also on the priority road, and this option ignores it.

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