When changing lanes, which vehicle has the right of way?
Joining traffic
Explanation
In a lane change, **the vehicle already traveling in the lane has the right of way**. This is because, as in other traffic situations, you must yield to vehicles already on a road before those trying to enter it.
- **Priority on highways and roundabouts**: Vehicles already inside a highway or roundabout have priority over those trying to enter. This applies similarly to lane changes, where the vehicle already in the lane has priority.
- **Traffic safety and flow**: Giving priority to the vehicle already traveling in the lane helps maintain traffic flow and prevents dangerous situations that could occur if a vehicle changing lanes did so without yielding.
Therefore, you must always yield to the vehicle already traveling in the lane when making a lane change.
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