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request signal

សញ្ញាសុំផ្លូវ

In plain language

A signal (like a hand gesture or horn) used to ask another driver to yield the right-of-way in a tight spot.

Legal definition

If the two vehicles are in the same type, the vehicle that wants to go first must give a request signal by raising the hand up in the air or by honking during the daytime and using the low and high beams as a signal at nights and then wait until the vehicles coming from the opposite give a signal of approval before starting to go first.

From the law

If the two vehicles are in the same type, the vehicle that wants to go first must give a request signal by raising the hand up in the air or by honking during the daytime and using the low and high beams as a signal at nights and then wait until the vehicles coming from the opposite give a signal of approval before starting to go first.

Student tip

In situations where two vehicles of the same type meet on a narrow road, the one wanting to proceed first must signal and wait for approval from the oncoming vehicle.

Common confusion: Not to be confused with a turn signal.

Details

Khmer term
សញ្ញាសុំផ្លូវ
Literal translation
signal request road
Road Law article
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Confidence
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