When turning right, the driver must give way:

Explanation

Both the pedestrians and the cyclist.

The round blue sign with the figure of a bicycle, together with the black downward arrow, marks the right-hand lane as a dedicated cycle lane, and in the picture the cyclist is travelling on exactly that path; on the carriageway of the road you are entering, pedestrians are crossing. So when turning right you must give way to both groups.

The general rule is: a driver who turns cuts across the paths of others and is therefore the one who gives way. A right turn crosses the dedicated cycle lane, so a cyclist going straight in that lane takes precedence; and because you are entering a new carriageway, the pedestrians crossing that carriageway take precedence too.

The safety reason is one of the best-known patterns of urban crash: a cyclist travels in the right-hand column beside the car's body, that is, precisely in the right blind spot. While turning, the driver's eyes are on the path ahead and on the traffic to the left and he does not see the bicycle; the result is a collision with the most vulnerable road user. That is why, before turning, you must reduce speed, check the mirror and the right blind spot, and stop completely if necessary. A green light takes nothing away from this duty; green is only permission to move, not superiority over pedestrians and cyclists.

• Only the cyclist is incomplete; the pedestrians crossing the destination carriageway also take precedence over the turning car. • Only the pedestrians is incomplete too; the cycle-lane sign in the picture shows that your turning path crosses the cycle lane and the cyclist has priority. • Continuing without stopping is the most dangerous choice; a green light or a clear path does not remove the duty to give way to pedestrians and cyclists.

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