16.2.75. The order of passage at this intersection:
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This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe passage of intersections in real urban conditions, where the driver must quickly determine priority and avoid creating conflicting paths. Such situations often cause accidents due to incorrect interpretation of priority signs or forgetting the rule of tramway priority, which is why the theoretical exam specifically includes combinations of “main/secondary road” and interaction with trams.
The task tests the section of the Traffic Rules regarding the passage of uncontrolled intersections (points 16.11–16.13) and the ability to read priority road signs (2.3 “Main road” and 2.1 “Yield”). The logic is simple: first, point 16.11 applies, meaning everyone approaching from a secondary road must yield to vehicles on the main road, regardless of their further direction. After this, among participants remaining on the secondary road under equal conditions, the rule of tram priority over non-rail vehicles on roads of equal status applies (point 16.12), and point 16.13 reminds drivers to perform maneuvers without creating obstacles for others.
That is why the correct order is for the vehicle on the main road to go first, and only then is the conflict between the tram and the car on the secondary road resolved: options where the tram or the green car starts before the “main” participant contradict the requirements of 16.11 and the priority signs. Similarly, answers where the green car overtakes the tram after the main road vehicle passes are incorrect, because under equal conditions on the secondary road, priority is given to rail transport (16.12), and the car driver must ensure the tram’s unobstructed passage.
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 on the main road, regardless of the direction of their further movement.
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.
Clause 33.2 — 33 "Road signs", 2 "Priority signs", sign 2.3 "Main road"
The road that is granted the right of priority passage at uncontrolled intersections.
Clause 33.2 — 33 "Road signs", 2 "Priority signs", sign 2.1 "Yield"
The driver must yield to vehicles moving on the intersecting road.
Clause 1.10 (term "Main road")
Main road — a road with a hard surface relative to a dirt road or one that is marked with signs 1.22, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7.
Clause 1.10 (term "Secondary road")
Secondary road — a road that crosses or adjoins the main road and is not a main road.
That is, the correct answer is "Blue car, tram, green car," considering that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, the blue car is moving on the main road and has priority over those on the secondary road (clause 16.11, signs 2.3 and 2.1), and between the tram and the green car on the secondary road (under equal conditions), the tram has priority (clause 16.12).
The image shows an uncontrolled intersection where the right of way is determined by priority signs. That is, you first need to establish who is driving on the main road and who is approaching from the secondary road.
The blue car is approaching the intersection on the main road. According to paragraph 16.11 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, vehicles moving on the secondary road must yield to those moving on the main road. Therefore, both the tram and the green car must give way to the blue car, so the blue car goes first.
After the blue car passes, the tram and the green car remain at the intersection, and both are on the secondary road. There is a conflict of trajectories between them, meaning their directions of movement intersect and one must yield to the other. In such a situation, when vehicles are in equal conditions regarding the right of way, the rule of tram priority over non-rail vehicles applies. That is why the tram goes next, and the green car must ensure the tram can pass without obstruction and only then complete its movement through the intersection.
Paragraph 16.13 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine additionally emphasizes that a driver making a turn or other maneuver at an intersection must do so without creating obstacles or danger to other road users. In our situation, this means the green car, after yielding to the blue car, cannot proceed "simultaneously" with the tram if it would interfere with the tram's movement.
Thus, the correct answer is "Blue car, tram, green car," since the vehicle on the main road has priority first (p. 16.11), and between the tram and the car on the secondary road in equal conditions, the tram has priority, so the green car goes last.
