When traveling straight ahead at traffic lights, you generally do not have to give way to a vehicle turning right unless the right-turning vehicle has a filter arrow or special signal indicating it has priority. The vehicle turning right must give way to oncoming straight-ahead traffic unless there is a dedicated filter light allowing the right turn to proceed safely without yielding. More specifically:
- If there is no special filter light, the vehicle turning right must give way to the straight-ahead vehicle and wait for a safe gap before turning.
- The vehicle going straight has priority and can proceed if the light is green and the path is clear.
- This rule applies because the vehicle turning right crosses the path of the straight-ahead vehicle and thus should yield to them.
In summary, if traveling straight ahead at the lights, you normally do not give way to the vehicle turning right; rather, the right-turning vehicle should give way to your straight movement unless a special right-turn filter light indicates otherwise.
