Can you tell who has right of way in this busy intersection quiz that’s baffling drivers?

BUSY junctions can be a headache for even the most experienced drivers, and many will doubt their knowledge on who has right of way.

But it's important to know the law for major crossroads - especially if you happen to stumble upon a junction like this.

A tough road rules quiz question has frustrated Australian motorists online trying to figure out who should move off first.

Created by the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ), the scenario shows four cars - yellow, red, blue and black - all sitting at a four-way intersection.

Two are opposite each other at stop signs, one is stopped at a give way and another is indicating to turn right out of a one way street.

And while it's based on an Australian road, according to the DVSA, the nightmare junction is something British drivers could find themselves dealing with as well.

As road laws in Australia are similar to the UK - and with motorists driving on the left - the junction could appear on a stretch of British road with the same process applicable.

So can you figure out who has the right the go first? And who will have to wait until last?

According to the RACQ, the correct order is black, blue, yellow and red.

As the black vehicle sitting in a one-way street doesn't face any sign, it must always go first.

The other vehicles are at stop signs and are turning, so blue takes next preference, then red will usually have to give way to its right (as is law in Australia), letting yellow go first.

But according to IAM RoadSmart, UK drivers don't strictly have to give way to the right, so in some scenarios, the red car could actually move into the junction as soon as the blue has moved through.

If the red car is considered to be on the major road, it would usually have priority over the yellow.

The yellow car could also claim priority as its at a give way sign, but the likely scenario is that both cars would have stopped so the red vehicle would need to turn off the main road first, meaning the most correct answer for the UK would be black, blue, red and yellow. 

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Peter Rodger, IAM RoadSmart Head of Driving Advice, said: “The black car has clear precedence, with no give way line of any kind.

“Although many junctions effectively create one, we don’t have a general give way to the right rule in the UK and I suspect that there will be regional differences in how we manage this situation.

"Which car goes second would generally be a matter of ‘negotiation’ between the drivers, with a tendency for it to be the blue car, because it has a straight path and is not turning across the path of another vehicle - an unwritten but largely accepted ‘rule.’

“What happens next is where I think geography will alter the answer. In London, and possibly some other larger cities, the red car will be able enter the junction while the blue car moves through it, turning right immediately across its rear.

"This is an efficient use of the space, allowing two cars to be moving simultaneously for some of the time, effectively overlapping their movement.

“In less busy/pressured environments local practices may vary, but be understood locally and may include one road being regarded as having greater precedence than another.

“The right of way is a notion frequently expressed, but it can be unhelpful. As famous British Grand Prix world champion Nigel Mansell has observed, it’s not much use claiming ‘I had right of way’ from a coffin.

"Being prepared to be flexible is always a wise precaution, especially in these kind of circumstances.”