16.2.59. At this intersection you must:
UAНа даному перехресті Ви повинні:
This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine tests knowledge of intersection passage rules and right-of-way, which directly affects road safety. In practice, intersections are where conflicting trajectories most often occur, especially when both rail and non-rail vehicles are moving simultaneously.
The task belongs to the section of the Traffic Rules concerning intersection passage and determination of movement priority (points 16.11 and 16.12). It is important to understand: point 16.11 establishes the general 'main/secondary' principle on roads of unequal status, but in situations where both participants are under the same priority conditions, a special rule from point 16.12 becomes decisive—giving trams priority over non-rail vehicles.
The correct choice in this theoretical exam is based on the fact that the tram has priority under equal conditions regardless of its direction, including when it turns and crosses the trajectory of a car moving straight. Therefore, the option requiring you to yield to the tram meets the requirements of point 16.12, and the statement about the passenger car having priority is incorrect: the 'main road' by itself does not override the priority of rail transport when both participants are on roads of equal priority.
Clause 16.12
At an intersection of roads of equal importance, a tram has priority over non-rail vehicles regardless of the direction in which it is moving.
Explanation of application: in a situation where a car and a tram can simultaneously move through the intersection under "equal conditions" (in particular, when they are on roads of the same priority), the driver of the non-rail vehicle must yield to the tram, even if the tram is turning and crosses the trajectory of the car moving straight.
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 the given intersection along the main road, regardless of their further direction of movement.
Explanation of application: this clause in such tasks checks the basic priority rule "main/secondary" at uncontrolled intersections; however, in this question, the decisive factor is the special rule about tram priority under equal conditions (clause 16.12).
That is, the correct answer is "Yield to the tram," given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, at an intersection of roads of equal importance, the tram has priority over non-rail vehicles regardless of the direction in which it is moving (clause 16.12).
At this intersection, both you and the tram are in the same conditions: both are on the main road and both have the right to proceed at the same time. In such a situation, the order of passage is determined not only by the fact that the road is the main one, but also by the fact that one of the road users is a rail vehicle.
Clause 16.11 of the Traffic Rules establishes the general rule for roads of unequal importance: a vehicle coming from a secondary road must yield to those approaching on the main road. However, in our case, this rule does not resolve the conflict, because both the car and the tram are moving on the main road, meaning neither is 'secondary' in relation to the other.
Next, clause 16.12 of the Traffic Rules applies, which regulates the priority between rail and non-rail vehicles when they find themselves in equal conditions at an intersection. According to this clause, the tram has priority over non-rail vehicles.
In this situation, the tram is making a right turn (as indicated by the turn signal) and at the same time crosses the trajectory of the car, which is moving straight ahead. Since simultaneous passage without obstruction is impossible, priority is given to the tram according to clause 16.12, and you must allow it to pass without hindrance.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Yield to the tram," because at the intersection, under equal conditions, the tram has priority (clause 16.12 of the Traffic Rules), and its turn crosses your trajectory.