New South Wales · Driver Knowledge Test (DKT) · Road rules

You're in a lane that ends and need to merge. Who gives way?

The answer

  • The vehicle behind you always
  • You must give way to vehicles already in the lane you're entering Correct
  • Whoever is bigger
  • Nobody — take turns

Why that's the answer

When your lane ends and you cross a lane line to merge, you must give way to traffic already in that lane. (In a zip merge with no lane line, the vehicle ahead has priority.)

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