Who has the 'right of way'?

[dingdongrb]

I'm guessing this has been discussed before but I find the 'search' function isn't always the greatest so I'll ask:

 

The light is green in both directions, who has the 'right of way', the driver turning left at the intersection or the driver turning right? (Yes, I'm asking in regards to Thailand rules/law.)

[Dan O]

3 minutes ago, dingdongrb said:

I'm guessing this has been discussed before but I find the 'search' function isn't always the greatest so I'll ask:

 

The light is green in both directions, who has the 'right of way', the driver turning left at the intersection or the driver turning right? (Yes, I'm asking in regards to Thailand rules/law.)

It doesn't really matter here. Its who gets going first which is generally the thai.

[dingdongrb]

2 minutes ago, Dan O said:

It doesn't really matter here. Its who gets going first which is generally the thai.

Nice BS useless answer...... thx for wasting time posting it.

BTW, traffic is already flowing.

"I'm asking in regards to Thailand rules/law."    Not opinions.....

[Dan O]

1 hour ago, dingdongrb said:

Nice BS useless answer...... thx for wasting time posting it.

BTW, traffic is already flowing.

"I'm asking in regards to Thailand rules/law."    Not opinions.....

Rule of law only works if its enforced which it isn't here. 

[JBChiangRai]

Traffic turning left has priority, traffic turning right must give way to live lane.

 

Ask me about pulling out of a T junction turning right, that’s a doozy 

[johng]

I always give way to traffic from my immediate  right  

not traffic that is on the other side of the road trying to turn right.

 

Sometimes I will give way to avoid collision to traffic coming from the left  on the wrong side of the road  always  look for traffic coming from every direction however unexpected.

[ExpatOilWorker]

4 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

I'm guessing this has been discussed before but I find the 'search' function isn't always the greatest so I'll ask:

 

The light is green in both directions, who has the 'right of way', the driver turning left at the intersection or the driver turning right? (Yes, I'm asking in regards to Thailand rules/law.)

Turning right or the red car 🚘 has the rightaway. 

It is a question on the driver license test.

 

[Ralf001]

Who ever gets to the corner first.

[dingdongrb]

16 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Turning right or the red car 🚘 has the rightaway. 

It is a question on the driver license test.

 

 

Not the same scenario I described..... "The light is green in both directions,"

No stopping prior to the intersection.

So, what does the good Thai law state then?

[Ralf001]

21 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

I'm guessing this has been discussed before but I find the 'search' function isn't always the greatest so I'll ask:

 

The light is green in both directions, who has the 'right of way', the driver turning left at the intersection or the driver turning right? (Yes, I'm asking in regards to Thailand rules/law.)

 

Ive not seen any intersections here that allow both direction traffic on a green light to turn.

 

Typically turn right will be allowed with a green arrow...  or green light for 1 direction at a time.

 

 

[gamb00ler]

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Ive not seen any intersections here that allow both direction traffic on a green light to turn.

There are several in central Chiang Mai.

[Ralf001]

11 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

There are several in central Chiang Mai.

 

yeah ok... none in Chonburi that I have seen.

[Harrisfan]

Just push in

[BKKKevin]

The more expensive car has right of way... 

[jonesthepost]

21 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

I'm guessing this has been discussed before but I find the 'search' function isn't always the greatest so I'll ask:

 

The light is green in both directions, who has the 'right of way', the driver turning left at the intersection or the driver turning right? (Yes, I'm asking in regards to Thailand rules/law.)

The guy with the biggest car

[ExpatOilWorker]

2 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

 

Not the same scenario I described..... "The light is green in both directions,"

No stopping prior to the intersection.

So, what does the good Thai law state then?

You are asking about the below, just for left hand driving.

Most intersection here will have a dedicated green arrow for the right lane crossing turn.

In your case, the left turning car will have the rightaway.

[johng]

19 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Turning right or the red car 🚘 has the rightaway. 

It is a question on the driver license test.

 

 

Red cars has right of way !!!!

well that makes no sense to me  so no wonder I did get some questions wrong

doing the computer generated test at the DLT all those years ago.

[Ralf001]

2 minutes ago, johng said:

 

Red cars has right of way !!!!

well that makes no sense to me  so no wonder I did get some questions wrong

doing the computer generated test at the DLT all those years ago.

 

I failed 3 times.... said <deleted> this bull<deleted>... then a person at the DLT stepped in and helped me pass.

[ExpatOilWorker]

20 minutes ago, johng said:

 

Red cars has right of way !!!!

well that makes no sense to me  so no wonder I did get some questions wrong

doing the computer generated test at the DLT all those years ago.

Correct. It is even less intuitive when it is a T intersection and both cars are turning from the main road to the side road. The red car 🚘 still has the rightaway. 

That was also on the DLT test.

[johng]

18 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

I failed 3 times.... said <deleted> this bull<deleted>... then a person at the DLT stepped in and helped me pass.

Thankfully I "passed" on second attempt  with no "help" 

some of the questions made no sense at all let alone the answers which are totally bonkers  but you have to give the "correct" answer to pass 🤬

[ExpatOilWorker]

32 minutes ago, johng said:

 

Red cars has right of way !!!!

well that makes no sense to me  so no wonder I did get some questions wrong

doing the computer generated test at the DLT all those years ago.

Like this. Yellow car has the rightaway. 

 

[johng]

2 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Like this. Yellow car has the rightaway.

 

Well yes more complete lunacy  🤯  no wonder there are so many accidents.

They might as well just say yellow car has right of way even if  red Learner car was going straight ahead !!!!

 

Shirley it makes much more sense that the yellow car must wait until the way is clear before turning into the path of oncoming traffic ?

 

[MartinL]

Of course, all this is moot if the vehicles don't show their indicators until they actually start to make their turn or have actually started to turn, which is all too common here.

[dingdongrb]

Thanks for all the useless stupid answers. Seeing some replies makes me understand that it's not the Thais that have problems following the road rules but foreigners as well.

Some of you need to get out of your little shell sometime and get around, there's many intersections in Thailand that have a traffic light hanging right in the middle of the intersection and many do not use green arrows.

[hotsun]

Whoever is more aggressive, ive noticed

[fredab]

whomsoever has the bigges nutz ! no reaso to be polite just do it as if he werent there... I drive as if i were in Brooklyn.

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[newbee2022]

On 3/21/2025 at 1:53 PM, Dan O said:

It doesn't really matter here. Its who gets going first which is generally the thai.

No, SUV first 🤗

[Grumpy one]

Right of way is given to the one with the largest and newest vehicle, or so Thai's believe

[Peterphuket]

On 3/22/2025 at 2:54 PM, ExpatOilWorker said:

Like this. Yellow car has the rightaway. 

 

Find that strange, could you explain why?

[rwill]

If you do something because you think you have the right of way you will get in accident.