16.2.44. You will pass this intersection:
UAВи проїдете дане перехрестя:
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the ability to safely determine the order of passage at intersections when there is no traffic light, traffic controller, or priority signs. In real traffic, such situations often cause accidents due to incorrect application of right-of-way and the 'give way' rule, so making the correct decision is important both for the theoretical exam and for a driver's daily practice.
According to the content of the task, it concerns the section of the Traffic Rules regarding passage through uncontrolled intersections (points 16.1 and 16.12 of the Traffic Rules). Since the roads are of equal status, the 'obstacle on the right' rule applies between non-rail vehicles, but additionally, point 16.12 establishes a key provision: at any uncontrolled intersection, a tram has priority over non-rail vehicles (unless it is a roundabout). Then, the order between cars is determined by who does not have a vehicle to their right, which requires them to wait and yield.
That is why the options where you pass first, second, or third are incorrect: they ignore the tram's priority and/or your obligation to 'give way' to the car approaching from the right and crossing your path. The correct logic is as follows: first, the tram passes, then the car that has no obstacle on the right, then the one who yielded to it, and only after that can you proceed, since for you, the car on the right is an obstacle. This is the basic scheme that you need to confidently apply in the theoretical traffic rules exam.
Clause 16.1
Intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic light signals or a traffic controller are considered regulated. If the signals of the traffic light (controller) are absent or not working, the intersection is considered unregulated, and drivers must follow the rules for passing unregulated intersections and the requirements of priority road signs (if present).
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. This rule must also be followed by tram drivers among themselves. At any unregulated intersection, a tram, regardless of its further direction of movement, has priority over non-rail vehicles approaching it on a road of equal importance, except at intersections where a roundabout is organized.
Clause 1.10 (term "Yield the right of way")
Yield the right of way — a requirement for a road user not to continue or resume movement, not to perform any maneuvers 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 beginning of the rounding of the edges of the carriageways of each road.
That is, the correct answer is "Last — after the tram, the white and the yellow cars," given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, this is an unregulated intersection of roads of equal importance, where the tram has priority over non-rail vehicles, and among non-rail vehicles, the "right-hand rule" and the obligation to "yield the right of way" apply.
The image shows an intersection without a traffic light, traffic controller, or priority signs. This means the intersection is unregulated, and the roads at it are considered equivalent. Therefore, the order of passage is determined by clause 16.12 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine.
According to clause 16.12, on equivalent roads, the 'obstacle on the right' rule applies: the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to those approaching from the right. However, there is a tram at this intersection, and the same clause 16.12 separately establishes that at any unregulated intersection, a tram has priority over non-rail vehicles approaching it on equivalent roads (unless it is a roundabout). Therefore, the tram passes through the intersection first, regardless of its direction of movement.
After the tram has cleared the intersection, the 'obstacle on the right' rule applies again among the three cars. The white car does not have any vehicle approaching it from the right whose path would intersect, so it can go next. The yellow car has the white car to its right, so it must yield and will go after it.
For our car, the obstacle on the right is the yellow car. Therefore, we do not have the right to start moving earlier: first, the yellow car must wait for the white car to pass, then go itself, and only after the yellow car can we proceed.
Thus, the correct answer is "Last – after the tram, white, and yellow cars," since at an equivalent unregulated intersection, the tram has priority according to clause 16.12, and then the order is determined by the 'obstacle on the right' rule, which requires us to yield to the yellow car.