16.2.76. What is the order of passage of vehicles at this intersection?
UAЯка черговість проїзду автомобілів на даному перехресті?
This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe passage of uncontrolled intersections, where there is no traffic light or traffic controller, and the order of movement is determined by road signs and maneuvering rules. For the theoretical exam, it is important to learn not to act “on intuition” or only by the principle of “obstacle on the right,” but first to establish the priority: who is moving on the main road and who is approaching from the secondary road, and only then resolve conflicting trajectories.
The question tests the section of the Traffic Rules regarding passing intersections, in particular the application of points 16.11 and 16.13 and priority signs 2.3 “Main Road” and 2.1 “Yield.” The logic is as follows: first, vehicles moving on the main road pass, and drivers from the secondary road are obliged to yield to them regardless of their further direction of movement (p. 16.11). When vehicles with the same priority (both on the main or both on the secondary) are passing each other, the left-turn rule applies: the one turning left yields to the oncoming vehicle going straight or turning right (p. 16.13). This determines the sequence: first, the vehicle going straight on the main road, then the vehicle turning left on the main, next the right turn on the secondary, and only after that the left turn on the secondary.
The analysis of answer options comes down to two typical mistakes that often occur in traffic rules exam questions. Options where secondary vehicles “cut in” between those on the main road ignore the requirement of p. 16.11 (this makes sequences where the yellow or green go before both vehicles on the main road incorrect). Options where the vehicle turning left overtakes the oncoming vehicle going straight or turning right contradict p. 16.13 (because of this, sequences where the blue goes before the white, or the green goes before the yellow, are incorrect). Practically, this knowledge directly affects safety: correctly determining priority reduces the risk of conflict at the intersection and helps to confidently pass the theoretical exam.
Clause 16.11
At an intersection of roads with different priorities, the driver of a vehicle moving on a secondary road must yield to vehicles approaching this intersection on the main road, regardless of the direction of their further movement.
Brief application: vehicles moving on the main road go first (in this task, the white and blue ones), and only then those on the secondary road (yellow and green).
Clause 16.13
Before turning left or making a U-turn, the driver of a non-rail vehicle must yield to a tram moving in the same direction, as well as to vehicles moving straight or turning right on an equivalent road in the oncoming direction.
Brief application: among vehicles that simultaneously have priority as those moving on the main road (or among themselves on the secondary), priority is determined by the left turn rule — the one turning left yields to the oncoming vehicle going straight or right (therefore, white before blue; yellow before green).
Clause 33.2 — 33 "Road Signs", 2 "Priority Signs", sign 2.3 "Main Road"
Sign 2.3 "Main Road" indicates a road that has priority at uncontrolled intersections.
Brief application: according to this sign, the white and blue cars are moving on the main road and have priority over those approaching from the secondary road.
Clause 33.2 — 33 "Road Signs", 2 "Priority Signs", sign 2.1 "Yield"
Sign 2.1 "Yield" requires the driver to yield to vehicles moving on the main road.
Brief application: according to this sign, yellow and green must yield to vehicles on the main road (white and blue), and among themselves proceed according to maneuvering rules (in particular, clause 16.13).
Clause 1.10 (term "Main Road")
Main road — a road with a hard surface relative to a dirt road or marked with signs 1.22, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7.
Clause 1.10 (term "Yield (not to create obstacles)")
Yield (not to create obstacles) — a requirement for a road user not to continue or begin movement, not to make any maneuver if this may force other road users who have priority to change direction or speed.
That is, the correct answer is "White, blue, yellow, green.", considering that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, vehicles on the main road have priority first (clause 16.11, sign 2.3 versus sign 2.1), and among them and among vehicles on the secondary road, the order is determined by the left turn rule (clause 16.13: the one turning left yields to the oncoming vehicle going straight or right).
First, at this intersection, you need to determine the type of intersection and the rule by which priority is established. It is an uncontrolled and unequal intersection, since the traffic is organized by priority signs: for the white and blue cars, the 'Main Road' sign is shown, and for the yellow and green cars, the 'Yield' sign is shown. Therefore, the vehicles moving on the main road go first.
Next, we apply the requirement of paragraph 16.11 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine: drivers on the secondary road must yield to vehicles approaching on the main road, regardless of where those vehicles will go next. Therefore, the yellow and green cars cannot start moving through the intersection until the white and blue cars, which are on the main road, have passed.
Between the white and blue cars, the priority is determined not by signs, but by the rules for passing at equivalent directions on the main road. According to paragraph 16.13 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, a driver turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight or turning right. In this situation, the blue car is making a left turn, and the white car is going straight toward it, so the blue car must yield to the white car. The white car goes first, the blue car second.
After the main road is clear, it is the turn of the cars from the secondary road. Between the yellow and green cars, paragraph 16.13 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine also applies: the green car is making a left turn and must yield to the oncoming car going straight or turning right. The yellow car is turning right, so it has priority over the green car. Therefore, the yellow car goes third, and the green car fourth.
Thus, the correct answer is "White, blue, yellow, green," since first the vehicles on the main road have priority according to paragraph 16.11, and between them and between the vehicles on the secondary road, the order is determined by the left turn rule according to paragraph 16.13.