16.2.56. At this intersection, the driver of the brown car must:
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This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe passage of intersections when there are no priority signs. Such situations often occur on rural and suburban roads, so it is important for the theoretical exam to test not only knowledge of signs, but also the ability to determine the order of movement based on road features, to avoid conflicts and accidents.
The question tests the section of the Traffic Rules regarding the passage of intersections of roads with different priorities (item 16.11) and knowledge of the definition of the term "main road" (item 1.10). When priority is not indicated by signs, the status of roads is determined by their surface: a road with an improved surface is considered the main road relative to a dirt road. Therefore, a driver approaching on a dirt road intending to enter a paved road must yield to vehicles approaching on the main road, regardless of their further direction.
The analysis of the options here comes down to correctly determining who is on the main road and who is on the secondary road. The idea of "going first" would only be possible if there was priority (for example, a "Main Road" sign) or if both roads were of equal status and other rules applied. In this situation, the requirement to "yield (not create an obstacle)" from item 1.10 applies: the driver must not continue driving in such a way that forces others to change speed or direction. In practice, this means that before entering the main road, you must let everyone traveling on it pass, and only then safely perform the maneuver.
Clause 16.11
At an intersection of roads of unequal importance, the driver of a vehicle moving on a secondary road must yield to vehicles approaching this intersection along the main road, regardless of the direction of their further movement.
Brief application: since the brown car is entering from a secondary road onto the main road, it is required to yield to all vehicles moving on the main road (the road it is entering).
Clause 1.10 (term "Main road")
Main road — a road with an improved surface (asphalt, cement concrete, stone, etc.) compared to a dirt road, or one marked with signs 1.22, 1.23.1–1.23.4, 2.3. The presence of a surface on the secondary road immediately before the intersection does not make it equal in importance to the intersecting road.
Brief application: in the absence of priority signs, the status of the roads is determined, in particular, by the type of surface; an asphalted road is considered the main road relative to a dirt road.
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.
Brief application: the brown car must not move out or maneuver in such a way that forces vehicles on the main road to change their speed or direction.
That is, the correct answer is "Yield to all vehicles moving on the road he is entering," considering that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, the main road is the one with an improved surface compared to a dirt road, and according to clause 16.11, the driver on the secondary road is required to yield to vehicles moving on the main road.
There are no priority signs at this intersection, so the status of the roads is determined by their surface. According to the definition of the term “main road” in clause 1.10 of the Traffic Rules, a road with a hard surface (for example, asphalt) is considered the main road relative to a dirt (unpaved) road. That is why this intersection is considered an intersection of roads with different priorities.
The brown car is moving along the dirt road, that is, on the secondary road. Even if there is a short section with a hard surface right before the intersection, this does not make such a road equal in status to the asphalt road it intersects with. What matters is that one road is paved and the other is not.
Next, clause 16.11 of the Traffic Rules applies: at intersections of roads with different priorities, a driver entering from a secondary road must yield to vehicles approaching on the main road, regardless of whether they are going straight, turning right, or turning left. That is, the brown car must yield to all vehicles traveling on the asphalt road it is entering.
Therefore, the correct answer is “Yield to all vehicles traveling on the road he is entering,” since the brown car is entering from a dirt (secondary) road onto an asphalt (main) road and, according to clause 16.11, must yield to vehicles on the main road.