The obligation to give way means that in certain traffic situations, one must give way at for instance a intersecting road or at a pedestrian crossing. The obligation to give way is important in order to reduce the risk of accidents and it’s an obligation, meaning that it’s mandatory to give way when you have an obligation to give way. However, the obligation to give way differs from the obligation to give stop as you do not have to stop if there isn’t any traffic on for instance the intersecting road or at that crossing point.