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How does the right-hand rule (högerregel) work in a car park?

Who gives way in a car park and when you leave one.

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Short answer

Yes, the right-hand rule applies in car parks too, because Transportstyrelsen says it applies everywhere, including inside parking lots. You give way to a vehicle approaching from the right, and drivers leaving a car park onto a road must give way as well.

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Why

  1. Transportstyrelsen says the right-hand rule applies everywhere, for example in three-way junctions and when you drive inside parking lots, other open places and terrain.
  2. The Traffic Ordinance (3 kap. 18 §) on riksdagen.se says that when two vehicles' paths cross, the driver has a duty to give way to the vehicle approaching from the right.
  3. NTF says the duty to give way also applies when you drive onto a road from, for example, a parking lot, a property, terrain or a footpath or cycle path.

Details

Giving way means slowing down or stopping in good time, and you may continue only when it can be done without danger or obstruction. The Traffic Ordinance covers traffic on roads and in terrain, and it exempts only fenced areas such as railway or industrial sites and competition grounds. See driving and traffic rules in Sweden and crossing with a bike at a pedestrian crossing.

Tip

Look to the right at every crossing between rows of parked cars, slow down in good time and show clearly that you are giving way.

What may differ

When you leave a car park and enter a road, the duty to give way applies to traffic on the road, according to NTF. Transportstyrelsen also reminds drivers to take the care the circumstances require.

Common misconception

The right-hand rule does not apply in car parks.

What actually happens

Transportstyrelsen says the right-hand rule applies everywhere, including inside parking lots and other open places.

People also ask

  • Does the priority-to-the-right rule apply in car parks?
  • Who has right of way in a car park in Sweden?

Sources

This answer is for reference only. Rules can change, so check Transportstyrelsen before you drive.

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