16.2.11. What is the order of passage of vehicles at this intersection?
UAЯка черговість проїзду транспортних засобів на даному перехресті?
This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine (PDR) concerning safety at intersections where there are no traffic lights or priority signs. In such situations, it is knowledge of the traffic rules, not a "visual estimate," that helps avoid conflicts and accidents, especially at intersections of unusual shapes (branches, angled junctions), which often confuse beginner drivers.
The question tests the section of the PDR about passing intersections, specifically the application of clause 16.12 regarding roads of equal importance. The key principle here is: at an intersection of equal roads, the "give way to the right" rule applies — the driver must yield to the vehicle approaching from the right. It is also important to understand the term "yield" from clause 1.10: this means not starting or continuing to move if by doing so you force the one who has the right of way to change speed or direction.
The option where you pass first is correct, because for the driver of the white car, your vehicle is on the right, meaning he has the "obstacle to the right" and must yield. The alternative option (the white car goes first) is incorrect because it ignores the requirement of clause 16.12 and is a typical mistake in the theoretical exam: focusing on who is closer to the intersection or who has "almost entered," instead of determining priority according to the rules.
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. This rule also applies at intersections where the main road changes direction.
Brief application: since the intersection is of equal importance (priority is not determined by signs/traffic lights), the “right-hand rule” applies — the driver of the white car has your vehicle on their right, so they must yield to you.
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 moving, nor to perform any maneuvers, if this may force other road users who have the right of way to change direction or speed.
Brief application: “to yield” means not to enter or continue moving in such a way that would force the one with the right of way to brake or change trajectory.
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.
Brief application: the diagram in the figure is indeed an intersection (including one of an irregular shape), so the order of passage is determined by the rules for passing intersections, in particular clause 16.12 for roads of equal importance.
That is, the correct answer is “You, and then the white car,” given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, at an intersection of roads of equal importance, the driver of the white car has an “obstruction on the right” (your vehicle) and is required to yield to you.
The image shows an intersection of roads with equal priority. Its shape may appear unusual (a branching or an angled junction), but this does not change the rules for determining the order of passage: if there are no priority signs or traffic lights, the 'give way to the vehicle on the right' rule applies.
According to paragraph 16.12 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, at an intersection of roads with equal priority, the driver of a non-rail vehicle must give way to vehicles approaching from their right. That is, each driver assesses specifically who is to their right, not who is closer or who has 'almost entered' the intersection.
In this situation, for the driver of the white car, your vehicle is on their right. Therefore, the white car has an obstacle on the right and must yield to you. Accordingly, you pass through the intersection first, and only after that does the white car continue its movement.
Thus, the correct answer is "You, and then the white car," because at an intersection of equal roads, the white car has an obstacle on the right (your car) and, according to paragraph 16.12 of the Traffic Rules, must yield to you.