We are Dutch tourists who found this peculiar crossroad in Germany, in the Netherlands these are yield markings but we feel like these have a different meaning in Germany, because why would you have four yield signs on a crossroad, wouldn't they just cancel each other out but add to some confusion?
We would like for a German to give his/her two cents on why this crossroad is like this and what these markings mean.
Thanks
by afropanda202
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These are called “Haifischzähne”, “shark teeth”. They are used to signify that there is the default “right before left” rule in force. So you have to do what you’d have to do if there were no markings: Look to your right and let anyone who comes from there pass before you continue over the crossing.
They used in different ways across Germany. I think they’re now supposed to be used like in the Netherlands and that’s also how I’ve seen them used here in Berlin, but in other places I’ve seen the same markings for other things, including speed bumps.
My guess would be that the other poster is right and here it just means “default rules apply”, and it’s just a stop line thing.