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Difficulty: MediumMoving Hazards

When you are driving in urban traffic and intend to turn left into a side road, you may overtake a cyclist immediately before the junction and cut across their path, provided your left-turn indicator is clearly active.

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False. Drivers must not overtake a cyclist and turn across their path at a junction; you must remain behind them until the junction is clear.
The statement is false because the Highway Code strictly prohibits overtaking and turning across the path of a cyclist who is continuing straight ahead. Direction indicators inform other road users of your intentions but do not grant priority or permit hazardous manoeuvres.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Scan your mirrors and identify the moving hazard (a cyclist proceeding ahead on your left near the junction).
Determine the cyclist's speed and position relative to the side road entrance.
Early observation allows you to anticipate potential collision points before beginning a manoeuvre.
2
Assess right of way and spatial requirements under the Highway Code (Rule H3).
Recognise that cutting across a cyclist going straight ahead creates an immediate collision risk.
Vulnerable road users travelling straight ahead have priority over vehicles turning across their path.
3
Ease off the accelerator, remain safely behind the cyclist, and complete the turn only after they have passed the junction.
Execute the left turn without forcing the cyclist to brake sharply or swerve.
Signals only show intention and never give priority or justify aggressive overtaking.

Key Concept

Giving priority to moving vulnerable road users and avoiding cutting across their path at junctions.
Estimated Time:45s
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