16.2.5. When driving through this intersection, you must:
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests the safe procedure for passing intersections when priority is not indicated by signs or signals. Such situations often occur in cities and on secondary streets, so the correct application of traffic rules directly affects the prevention of accidents and confident passing of the theoretical exam.
The question belongs to the section of the Traffic Rules regarding passing intersections and is based on clause 16.12 concerning intersections of roads of equal importance. The key task for the driver here is to determine the type of intersection: in the absence of priority signs and with roads of the same surface, it is considered an intersection of equal importance. In this case, the “give way to the right” rule applies: the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to the one approaching from the right (the definition of “give way” is provided in the Traffic Rules terminology).
The analysis of the answer options comes down to assessing who exactly has a vehicle on their right. If there is no car to your right, you have the right of way and can pass through the intersection first; meanwhile, the blue car sees your vehicle on its right, so it is the one that must yield. Therefore, the option “give way to the blue car” is incorrect, as it contradicts the requirements of clause 16.12 for intersections of equal importance.
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. The driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to vehicles approaching from the right.
Brief application: in the absence of priority signs and in the absence of signs indicating a "main road" at such an intersection, the rule of priority for the vehicle approaching from the right applies (for non-rail vehicles). If there is no vehicle to your right, you have priority and proceed first.
Clause 1.10 (term "Yield (do not obstruct)")
Yield (do not obstruct) — a requirement for a road user not to continue or resume movement, or perform any maneuvers, if this may force other road users who have priority to change their direction or speed.
Brief application: a driver who "has an obstacle on the right" at an intersection of equal roads must fulfill the requirement to "yield" to the one approaching from the right and having priority.
Clause 1.10 (term "Intersection")
Intersection — a place where roads cross, join, or branch at the same level, the boundary of which is the imaginary lines between the beginnings of the curves of the edges of the carriageways of each road.
Brief application: the question checks specifically the order of vehicle movement within the intersection.
Clause 1.10 (term "Main road")
Main road — a road with an improved surface (asphalt concrete, cement concrete, etc.) compared to a dirt road, or a road marked with priority signs.
Brief application: if there are no priority signs and the road surfaces are the same, there are no grounds to designate one of the roads as the "main" one, therefore the intersection is considered as an intersection of equal roads and clause 16.12 applies.
That is, the correct answer is "Proceed through the intersection first," given that at an intersection of equal roads, the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to vehicles approaching from the right, and you have no such vehicle to your right.
When approaching this intersection, the first thing you need to do is determine its type. If there are no priority signs and the road surface is the same on all approaches, such an intersection is considered an intersection of roads of equal importance. This means that the right of way is not set by signs, but is determined by a general rule.
At an intersection of roads of equal importance, the requirement of paragraph 16.12 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine applies: the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to vehicles approaching from the right. That is, each driver assesses whether there is another vehicle to their right that they need to yield to.
In this situation, the obstacle on the right is not for you, but for the blue car: for it, your car is on the right. Accordingly, it is the blue car that is obliged to yield to you, and you have the right of way when entering the intersection. This conclusion does not depend on where you plan to go next, since the decisive factor here is only the "right-hand rule" at an intersection of equal roads.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Proceed through the intersection first," because at an intersection of roads of equal importance, according to paragraph 16.12, the vehicle that does not need to yield to one approaching from the right has the right of way, and the blue car must yield to you.