16.2.10. When driving through this intersection, you must:
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests your ability to safely and correctly determine the order of passage at intersections when there is no traffic light, traffic controller, or priority signs. Such locations are where conflict situations most often occur, so knowledge of basic traffic rules directly affects both safety and your result on the theoretical exam.
The situation concerns the section of the Traffic Rules about passing intersections, specifically intersections of roads with equal status. If the diagram does not indicate a main road and there are no priority signs, the “right-hand obstacle” rule from point 16.12 applies: the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to vehicles approaching from the right. An unusual intersection shape does not change the order of passage, and the direction of further movement of the car to the right does not cancel your obligation to yield if it has the right of way at the moment of convergence.
The analysis of the answer options comes down to checking priority: the statement about being able to pass first would be incorrect, because on roads of equal status, priority is not determined by the “convenience” of the trajectory or the shape of the intersection, but only by the rules. The correct solution is to yield to the vehicle approaching from the right, as this directly corresponds to point 16.12 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine and the definition of “yield” from point 1.10: not to continue moving if it would force another driver to change speed or direction.
Clause 16.12
At an intersection of roads of equal importance, the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to vehicles approaching from the right.
Explanation of application: since the intersection is of equal importance, the “right-hand rule” applies — priority is given to the vehicle approaching from the right (in the task — the purple car).
Clause 1.10 (term “Yield (do not create obstacles)”)
Yield (do not create obstacles) — a requirement for a road user not to continue or resume movement or perform any maneuver if this may force other road users who have priority to change their direction or speed.
Clause 1.10 (term “Intersection”)
Intersection — a place where roads cross, adjoin, or branch at the same level, the boundary of which is the imaginary lines between the beginnings of the rounding of the edges of the carriageways of each road. The place where an exit from an adjacent territory adjoins the road is not considered an intersection.
Clause 1.10 (term “Roads of equal importance”)
Roads of equal importance — roads that intersect (adjoin) and at the intersection of which the order of passage is not determined by priority signs or traffic signals (traffic controller).
Clause 1.10 (term “Adjacent territory”)
Adjacent territory — an area adjoining the carriageway and not intended for through traffic of vehicles (yards, residential areas, parking lots, gas stations, enterprise territories, etc.).
Explanation of application: in the task, it is important to distinguish an intersection from an exit from an adjacent territory, since the “right-hand rule” (clause 16.12) applies specifically at intersections of roads of equal importance.
Clause 16.13
At an intersection of roads of equal importance, a driver turning left or making a U-turn must yield to a tram moving in the same direction, as well as to vehicles moving straight or turning right from the opposite direction.
Explanation of application: this clause clarifies priority at an intersection of equal importance when turning left or making a U-turn, but in the given question, the key requirement is to yield to the vehicle on the right (clause 16.12).
That is, the correct answer is “Yield to the purple car,” given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, at an intersection of roads of equal importance, the driver must yield to the vehicle approaching from the right (clause 16.12), i.e., the purple car.
When approaching this intersection, you should first determine its type. The diagram does not indicate that either road is the main one (there are no corresponding priority signs), so this intersection is considered an intersection of roads of equal importance. The unusual shape of the intersection does not affect the order of passage.
At intersections of roads of equal importance, the general priority rule defined in paragraph 16.12 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine applies: the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to vehicles approaching from the right. That is, the key question here is not where the other vehicle will go next, but from which side it is approaching you at the moment of crossing.
In this situation, the purple car is approaching you from the right side, so for you it is an obstacle on the right. This means you must yield to the purple car regardless of whether it is going straight, turning, or changing direction.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Yield to the purple car," since at an intersection of roads of equal importance, according to paragraph 16.12 of the Traffic Rules, you must yield to the vehicle approaching from the right.