16.2.46. You will pass this intersection:
UAВи проїдете дане перехрестя:
This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe passage of uncontrolled intersections, where there are no traffic lights or priority signs. In such situations, it is knowledge of the traffic rules that determines who has the right of way, and a mistake in the order can lead to a conflict situation or a traffic accident. For the theoretical exam, it is important to be able to quickly recognize whether the intersection is equivalent and to apply the basic right-of-way rules.
The question tests the section of the Traffic Rules regarding passing intersections, in particular the application of clause 16.12 (tram's priority on equivalent roads) in combination with the "obstacle on the right" rule from clause 16.11 and the concept of "yield" from clause 1.10. At an equivalent intersection, the tram has priority over all non-rail vehicles regardless of the direction of movement, so the car driver and the cyclist are required to let it pass. After the tram passes, the order between non-rail vehicles is determined by who has a vehicle on their right: the cyclist does not have an obstacle on the right and therefore goes first, and the car driver, having the cyclist on their right, completes the passage last.
The analysis of the answer options is based on these rules: the option "to go first" contradicts clause 16.12, since a non-rail vehicle cannot have priority over a tram at an equivalent intersection. The option "to go second after the tram" ignores clause 16.11, because after the tram you still need to yield to the participant approaching from the right. The practical value of this task for the theoretical exam is that it teaches you to consistently determine priority: first always yield to the tram, and only then apply the "right hand" rule among the other road users.
Clause 16.12
At an intersection of roads of equal importance, a tram has priority over non-rail vehicles regardless of its direction of movement.
Application: at an uncontrolled intersection of equal roads, both the car driver and the cyclist (as non-rail vehicles) are required to yield to the tram, so the tram goes first.
Clause 16.11
At an intersection of roads of equal importance, the driver of a vehicle must yield to vehicles approaching from the right.
Application: after the tram passes, the cyclist proceeds earlier if there is no vehicle to his right; the car driver, having the cyclist on his right, must yield to him and goes last.
Clause 1.10 (term "Yield (do not create an obstacle)")
Yield (do not create an obstacle) — a requirement for a road user not to continue or resume movement, nor to perform any maneuvers, if this may force other road users who have priority to change their direction or speed.
Application: "yielding" to the tram and to the vehicle on the right means not starting/continuing movement in a way that would force them to change speed or direction.
That is, the correct answer is "Last – after the tram and the cyclist," given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, the tram at an intersection of equal roads has priority over non-rail vehicles (clause 16.12), and between non-rail vehicles, the "right-hand obstacle" rule applies (clause 16.11) with the obligation to "yield" (clause 1.10).
In front of us is an uncontrolled intersection of equal roads, meaning there is neither a traffic light nor priority signs. In this situation, the order of passage is determined by the general priority rules for intersections of equal roads.
According to clause 16.12 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, at an intersection of equal roads, the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to a tram regardless of the direction in which it is moving. Therefore, the tram will pass through the intersection first, and we must let it go.
After the tram has passed, it is necessary to determine the order between our car and the cyclist. Here, the “obstacle on the right” rule applies: on equal roads, the driver must yield to a vehicle approaching from the right. The cyclist does not have an obstacle on the right, so he has priority over us and will go second.
We remain last because we are first required to yield to the tram according to clause 16.12, and then yield to the cyclist, who has priority according to the “right-hand rule.”
Thus, the correct answer is "Last – after the tram and the cyclist," since at an intersection of equal roads, we first yield to the tram under clause 16.12 of the Traffic Rules, and after that yield to the cyclist, who does not have an obstacle on the right.