It's a frequent topic of debate, and a not infrequent cause of road rage incidents: who has to give way to whom on NSW roads?
Luckily, the Road Rules 2014 (NSW) cover almost every give way situation you can think of.
Here's your ultimate guide to giving way on New South Wales roads.
Give way at a stop sign or stop line
Let's start off easy, if your vehicle is approaching a stop sign or stop line, you must stop and give way to all traffic before entering the intersection or crossing.
Stopping, means stopping as near as practicable to, but before reaching, the stop line, or, if there is no stop line, the intersection.
Failure to stop at a stop sign or a stop line will amount to either a traffic offence under regulation 67 (for intersections) or regulation 68 (for all other crossings) of the Rules, which comes with a penalty notice of $387 and 3 demerit points at the time of writing, or a maximum fine of $2,200 if the driver elects (chooses) to take the matter to court.
