Exits and driveways
| What the rule says | What you do | Where it goes wrong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A driveway is not a junction | Art. 54 expressly names “joining the road from a driveway” as a special manoeuvre. Art. 15 concerns only JUNCTIONS and therefore does not touch the driveway. | When exiting let everyone go — including from the left, and including cyclists and pedestrians on the pavement you cross. | Applying the priority-to-the-right rule because it looks like a T-junction. The shape of the asphalt does not decide; the nature of the manoeuvre does. |
| Parking in front of a driveway | Parking in front of a driveway is forbidden — unconditionally, with no distance and no “unless nobody is home”. | Leave the driveway clear across its full width — the resident must be able to get OUT, not merely squeeze past. | Taking a brief stop in front of a driveway for permitted. Art. 24 forbids parking here; stopping to let someone out is allowed, but waiting is parking. |
| Turning into a driveway | Art. 54 also lists “turning off a road into a driveway”: whoever LEAVES the road gives way to the other traffic. | Before turning in, clear the pavement and cycle path you cross — and if need be wait on the carriageway until you can. | Standing half on the pavement so as not to hold up the traffic behind. The pedestrian on that pavement outranks your hurry. |
| Crossing the pavement | When entering or leaving you often first cross a pavement or cycle path. Art. 54 applies there too — to ALL other traffic, so also pedestrians and cyclists. | Move in two stages: first to the edge of the pavement and look, only then to the carriageway. | Rolling out in one movement far onto the carriageway to gain a view. Your view improves and the cyclist's on the cycle path worsens — exactly when he reaches you. |
The law itself
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