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you reach the end of a t-intersection. vehicle a is facing a give way sign. who gives way?

At a T‑intersection, the vehicle on the terminating road must give way to all vehicles on the continuing road, and a driver facing a Give Way sign must also give way to other vehicles at or approaching the intersection.

Who gives way?

  • Vehicle A is facing a Give Way sign, so it must give way to any vehicle approaching, entering or already in the intersection (unless one of the very specific exceptions applies, such as a mutually opposing right turn situation).
  • If Vehicle A is also on the terminating leg of the T‑intersection (the “stem of the T”), it must give way to all vehicles on the continuing road, except vehicles performing a U‑turn.

So in the scenario described (“you reach the end of a T‑intersection. Vehicle A is facing a Give Way sign”), Vehicle A gives way to traffic on the continuing road.

Why this is the rule

  • Road rules for T‑intersections state that any driver on the road that ends must give way to vehicles on the road that continues through.
  • Separately, Give Way signs require the driver facing the sign to give way to vehicles in, entering or approaching the intersection from any other direction (with limited exceptions not usually relevant in standard T‑intersections).

In most test and textbook questions framed exactly like yours, the marked correct answer is that the vehicle at the end of the T, facing the Give Way sign (Vehicle A), must give way.

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