Before the turn
Your car is still before the cycle track. This is where you have room to make a safe decision. Don't start steering across the cyclist's path just because you've already indicated. Stay straight, ease off and stop before the track if needed.
The cyclist passes
The examiner assesses the timing of your observation and how you respond to the other road user. For this right turn, check the interior mirror, ahead, right mirror and briefly over your right shoulder. Then bring your eyes forward. A longer look isn't automatically a better one; the road ahead still needs your attention.
Before you move again
Let the cyclist pass, then check right again before turning. The first look doesn't cover everything that happened while you waited. When the crossing is clear, look ahead and turn smoothly. This example is a parallel cycle track at the same junction; a different layout needs its own priority check.
Who goes first when you turn right across a cycle track?
First identify the layout. If you turn across a cyclist going straight on the same road, RVV 1990 Article 18 requires you to let that cyclist go first. A separate crossing can have its own signs, markings or exit construction; read those before the turn. Do not decide from the word “cyclist” alone.
The cyclist may not come from behind you
Some Dutch cycle tracks carry traffic in both directions. A cyclist can approach from the direction of the junction even when your right mirror showed nobody overtaking. A shoulder check answers one question; it does not replace checking the track you are about to cross in both relevant directions. If you wait for a cyclist travelling beside you, look at the track again: a second cyclist may arrive from the opposite direction during that wait.
Practise the part after your first check
On a lesson, ask your instructor to create three variations: a cyclist alongside you, one approaching on a two-way track and an apparently empty track with restricted visibility. For each, identify the conflict point, choose a position where you could still stop, check the live movement of other traffic and turn only when the crossing is clear.
Sources: CBR Rijprocedure B, section 3.3 · RVV 1990, articles 18 and 54
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