Who has right of way? (with picture!)

[DuckyMcDuck]

Picture attached - it's a crescent with a no through road that comes onto it (where car A is). There are no road markings.

No-one seems sure who has right if way. Anyone know?

A. How could B know A wasn't there?

A. B can obviously see A approaching?

I agree it’s A.

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A. B pulling out in front of them would be dangerous.

Unless the road wher A is coming from is joining the road where B is and there's markings on the road.
From the diagram it looks like the markings would be where B is. So, then A would have right of way

A. B is daft and dangerous if they think they have right of way

If there’s really no markings and it’s a residential area then it’ll be one of those mutual consent type things where drivers are supposed to make eye contact and agree by mutual consent.

A. They are already on the road, B is joining and does not have right of way.

So is B driving round the crescent, and A is joining it from a minor off road/dead end that has a couple of houses down? If so I’d say B has right of way. Your drawing doesn’t make the road lay out very clear.

What's interesting is that historically, there used to be road markings at Point A which gave B right of way. These weren't replaced or have worn away and so 'older' people think B have as A is actually joining the Crescent and 'newer' think it's A which causes problems as you can imagine!

Neighbourhood Watch man is contacting the Council for clarity.

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@NCnotmyusualone - that's the issue, people driving around the Crescent think road A is joining them and people in Road A, think it's their road!

Are the two approaches equal in width/size? If one is the wider/larger road it should have right of way. Just contact your local council and ask them to add some markings.

That's interesting, the Crescent road B, is much wider.

With no visible road markings that's a free for all!

More of you need to get in touch with the council!

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I would have said B has priority. Car A is on a side road with a dead end, and is joining onto the main road which B is driving round.

Just because a road has a bend, it doesn't mean it isnt the main carriageway.

B is the main road and A is a side street with a dead end.

A is already on the main road so they have right of way.
There is a similar junction near me but there used to be markings and a sign giving B right of way. The sign was removed so now nobody really knows

@Hoppinggreen

How is A the main road? It is thinner than the rest of the carriageway and has a dead end. It's a side road stuck onto the wider carriageway, which B I'd already on. Main roads can have bends in them.

Ok, whoever is on the main road then.
It’s a hand drawn sketch not a photo

Do the roads have names?
If so, and very minor road 'A Name' is joining onto slightly bigger road 'B name', then I would suggest that B has right of way.

According to the diagram and your description, I think B has right of way. If B is a crescent and A is a no-through road then it seems like A is the minor road joining the crescent. This is supported also by you saying that B is much wider (ie more ‘major’ than A).