16.2.103. In the given situation, in the absence of priority signs, which vehicle will pass the intersection last?
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This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe and predictable passage of intersections in situations where there is no traffic light, traffic controller, or priority signs. It is at such locations that conflicts most often arise due to different interpretations of 'who has the right of way,' so theoretical exams frequently include tasks on the 'give way to the right' rule and the ability to quickly determine the order of movement.
The question tests the section of the Traffic Rules regarding the passage of uncontrolled intersections of roads of equal importance, specifically the requirements of clause 16.12. According to this clause, every driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to vehicles approaching from the right (that is, to 'give way' as defined in the Traffic Rules, without forcing the other to change speed or direction). In this scenario, the blue car does not have an 'obstacle on the right' due to the T-shaped configuration, so it goes first; the gray car has the blue car on its right, so it yields to it and goes second; your car has the gray car on its right, so you must yield to it and end up last in the queue.
The analysis of the answer options logically follows from clause 16.12: the gray car cannot go last, because after the blue car it already has the right to move, and your car still needs to yield to it; the blue car also will not be last, since it does not have a vehicle approaching from the right and is not required to wait for others. The practical benefit of this rule for the driver is simple: at any uncontrolled intersection without priority signs, always first look for 'who to yield to on the right,' and only then make a decision to start moving, even if the directions of other participants are not obvious.
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, except at intersections where a roundabout is organized.
Explanation of application: in the absence of priority signs (and in the absence of other signs of roads being unequal), the intersection is considered an intersection of roads of equal importance, so the “right-hand rule” applies — each driver yields to the one approaching from the right.
Clause 1.10 (term “Yield (do not create an obstruction)”)
Yield (do not create an obstruction) — a requirement for a road user not to start, resume, or continue movement, nor perform any maneuvers, if this could force other road users who have the right of way to change their direction or speed.
Explanation of application: within the scope of clause 16.12, “yield” means to let pass the vehicle that has priority according to the right-hand rule.
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 a road adjoins from an adjacent territory is not considered an intersection.
Explanation of application: the question checks specifically the order of vehicles passing within the intersection zone (and not, for example, when exiting from an adjacent territory).
Clause 1.10 (term “Controlled intersection”)
Controlled intersection — an intersection where the order of movement is determined by traffic light signals or a traffic controller.
Clause 1.10 (term “Uncontrolled intersection”)
Uncontrolled intersection — an intersection where the order of movement is not determined by traffic light signals or a traffic controller.
Explanation of application: since the condition specifies the absence of priority/regulation means, the procedure for passing an uncontrolled intersection applies, and for roads of equal importance — clause 16.12.
That is, the correct answer is “Your vehicle.” Given that, according to the traffic rules, at an uncontrolled intersection of roads of equal importance, each driver must yield to the vehicle approaching from the right (clause 16.12), and in this situation your vehicle has an “obstruction on the right,” so it will pass last.
In this situation, there is no traffic light, traffic controller, or priority signs. Therefore, the intersection is unregulated, and the roads at it are considered equivalent. For such intersections, the “right-hand obstacle” rule, defined in paragraph 16.12 of the Traffic Rules, applies.
According to paragraph 16.12, the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to vehicles approaching from the right. That is, each driver assesses whether there is a vehicle to their right, and must yield to that vehicle.
The blue car is at a T-intersection in such a way that there is no approach road to its right, and therefore no vehicle approaching from the right. Thus, the blue car is not required to yield under the “right-hand obstacle” rule and may proceed through the intersection first.
For the gray car, the vehicle approaching from the right is the blue car. Therefore, the gray car must yield to the blue car, and after it passes, may proceed next. The direction of the gray car in this scenario does not change the main point: it cannot go first because the blue car is to its right.
For our car, the vehicle to the right is the gray car. According to paragraph 16.12, we are required to yield to it, i.e., wait until it passes. That is why our car will cross the intersection after the gray car, meaning last.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Your car," since at an unregulated intersection of equivalent roads, according to paragraph 16.12, we must yield to the vehicle approaching from the right (the gray car), and it, in turn, yields to the blue car, so our turn comes last.