16.2.23. You will proceed through this intersection:
UAВи проїдете дане перехрестя:
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests knowledge of safe and predictable driving through intersections where there are no traffic lights, traffic controllers, or priority signs. Such situations often occur on the road, and proper application of traffic rules helps avoid trajectory conflicts and accidents when several vehicles enter an intersection at the same time.
The task concerns passing an intersection of roads with equal priority, i.e., the topic of Section 16 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, specifically point 16.12. At such intersections, the 'right-hand obstacle' rule applies between non-rail vehicles: the driver must yield to the vehicle approaching from the right. In the context of the theoretical exam, it is important to remember that the decisive factor is the position of the vehicle on the right, not its intended direction of travel; 'yielding' also means not starting or continuing to move in a way that would force another driver to change speed or direction (definition from the Traffic Rules glossary).
When analyzing the answer options, the common mistake is attempting to go first, ignoring the right-side priority at an intersection of equal roads. The correct choice involves yielding to the vehicle approaching from the right, after which you proceed through the intersection without creating obstacles. A practical tip for quickly solving such tasks in the 'exam question' format is to first find the participant without a 'right-hand obstacle' (they have the advantage), and then determine the order of movement for the others.
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. At such an intersection, a tram has priority over non-rail vehicles regardless of the direction of its movement.
Explanation of application: since the intersection is of equal importance (priority is not determined by signs/signals), the “right-hand rule” applies between cars — you are required to yield to the vehicle approaching from the right (the white car).
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 to perform any maneuver, if this may force other road users who have priority to change the direction or speed of movement.
Explanation of application: “yield to the white car” means not creating a situation where it would need to change speed/direction because of your starting to move.
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.
Explanation of application: the question concerns driving through an intersection, so the procedure is determined by the rules of Section 16, in particular clause 16.12 for roads of equal importance.
That is, the correct answer is “Yielding to the white car,” given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, at an intersection of equal roads, the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to the vehicle approaching from the right (clause 16.12), and “yield” means not to start/continue movement in a way that would force the one with priority to change speed or direction (term in clause 1.10).
In this situation, we have an intersection of roads with equal priority, meaning there are no priority signs or traffic signals that would determine the order of passage. Therefore, the procedure for passing is established by the general rule for intersections of equal priority.
According to clause 16.12 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, at an intersection of roads with equal priority, the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to vehicles approaching from the right. This is the so-called “right-hand rule”: if there is a car to your right that is entering the intersection at the same time, you must give way to it.
In this case, the white car is approaching you from the right side. This means that for you, it is the vehicle to which you must yield, regardless of where it will turn or whether it will go straight. The only important thing is that it is on your right and the movement is happening simultaneously at an intersection of equal priority.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Yielding to the white car," because at an intersection of roads with equal priority, according to clause 16.12 of the Traffic Rules, you are required to yield to the vehicle approaching from the right.