MinKörkort

Chapter 3 · Lesson 1

Obligation to give way and to stop

After this lesson, you can

  • say what give-way makes you do with speed and position
  • say what stop adds on top: where the wheels stop
  • decide give-way vs stop from B1 vs B2
  • spot when you must stop anyway, even under B1

1. Give way (B1): show it early

Give way (väjningsplikt) is not a race to the line. Other drivers must be able to see, in good time, that you are going to wait. If you only slow at the last metre, you have not given way — you have forced them to guess.

B1 — Give wayB1Give wayB2 — StopB2Stop
B1: inverted triangle — slow early, be ready to wait. B2: octagon — wheels stand still at the line, then the same give-way duty.
Side road · give-wayGive wayABYouFrom your leftFrom your rightYou — joiningA — from the leftB — from the right
You join from the side road. Cars from the left and right are both already on the road — both go before you.

B1 where you join. A car comes from the left, another from the right. Who goes first?

Pick one answer to see why.

2. Stop (B2): wheels still at the line

B2 — StopB2Stop
B2: octagon. Wheels must stand still, then you look again and give way. A missing stop line does not cancel the stop.
Stop sign · stop lineSTOPAYouOn the crossing roadYou — at the stop lineA — crossing
Stop at the line first. Then give way before you enter.

Example

Second car in a stop-sign queue

A queue at a B2 stop sign. The car ahead stops at the line and goes. You drive up behind. The crossing road looks empty, so you follow at walking pace without stopping.

Answer: Stop offence. Every vehicle stops at the line.

The line is personal. The car ahead having already cleared does not clear you. Your wheels must stand still at the line, then you make a fresh give-way check.

B2, good view, nobody coming. Must you still stop?

Pick one answer to see why.

Give way (B1)Stop (B2)
Must you slow so others see the plan?YesYes
Must the wheels stand still?Only if you cannot see, or traffic needs itAlways — at the line, or before the crossing road
Who do you yield to?All traffic on the road you joinThe same, after the stop
Empty road, good viewYou may continue if it is clearly emptyYou still stop first
B1 and B2 side by side. The extra duty on B2 is the full stop.

3. Common mistakes

  • Under B1 I only yield to the right.You yield to all traffic on the road you join — left, right, and the overtaker you did not see.
  • Walking pace past a stop line is a stop.Stop means the wheels stand still. Creeping through is still a stop offence.
  • Second car in the queue is already cleared.Each vehicle stops at the line. Queues do not share stops.
  • Good view means no stop under B1.True if you can actually see. A hedge, a van or a crest means you stop anyway because you cannot see.

Official source: Transportstyrelsen — Väjningsplikt

Official source: Trafikförordningen (1998:1276) 3 kap. 5, 19 §§

Sign artwork: public domain (Transportstyrelsen). Lesson text is a MinKörkort study draft — not the official legal wording.