Junctions are meeting points of two or more roads, crucial parts of the road system. In the UK, they come in diverse shapes and sizes, and it’s vital to navigate them safely as they are accident-prone areas.
According to the Highway Code, you should be cautious of pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists, give-way to those crossing, and remain behind certain vehicles.
Different junction types include T-junctions, open junctions with good visibility, closed junctions requiring reduced speed, marked junctions with road signs, unmarked junctions in rural areas, controlled junctions with traffic lights, yellow box junctions easing traffic flow, staggered junctions with two or more minor roads, and roundabouts where traffic circulates around a central island. Always give way to the right at roundabouts, and use signals appropriately.