16.2.77. At this intersection, when turning left, you must:
UAНа даному перехресті, повертаючи ліворуч, необхідно:
This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe passage of uncontrolled intersections and the correct determination of priority when turning left. Such situations are critically important for safety: it is precisely during a left turn that trajectory conflicts with oncoming traffic most often occur, which is why theoretical exams frequently include tasks where you must simultaneously consider both road signs and the rules of passing.
The question tests knowledge of Section 16 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, "Passing Intersections," and the ability to apply priority sign 2.3 "Main Road." According to paragraph 16.11, drivers from a secondary road are required to yield to vehicles approaching on the main road, regardless of their further direction of movement. However, between vehicles on the main road, paragraph 16.13 applies: a driver making a left turn must yield to oncoming vehicles on an equivalent road if they are moving straight or turning right. That is, the priority of the main road does not cancel the obligation to yield to oncoming traffic when paths cross.
This is why the option "yield to all vehicles" is redundant: vehicles from the secondary road do not have priority over you on the main road (p. 16.11). The option "pass the intersection first" is also incorrect, because when turning left you would obstruct the oncoming vehicle moving straight on an equivalent (main) road, which contradicts p. 16.13 and the definition of "yield" in the Traffic Rules. In practice, this rule teaches a simple logic for both the exam and real driving: first determine the main/secondary road, and then separately check for conflicts with oncoming traffic when turning left.
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 along the main road, regardless of the direction of their further movement.
Application: vehicles from the secondary road (red and black) are required to yield to those moving on the main road (including your car and the oncoming vehicle on the main road).
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 from the opposite direction on a road of equal priority. This rule must also be followed by tram drivers among themselves.
Application: when turning left, you are required to yield to the oncoming vehicle on a road of equal priority (on the main road) that is moving straight (green car).
Clause 33.2.3 — 33 “Road Signs”, 2 “Priority Signs”, sign 2.3 “Main Road”
Sign 2.3 “Main Road” grants the right of priority passage at uncontrolled intersections.
Application: the presence of sign 2.3 confirms that you are on the main road, and therefore vehicles from the secondary road must yield to you (in accordance with clause 16.11).
Clause 1.10 (term “Yield (do not create obstacles)”)
Yield (do not create obstacles) — a requirement for a road user not to continue or start moving, or perform any maneuver, if this may force other road users who have priority to change their direction or speed.
Application: “yield” in this situation means not to start/continue turning left until the oncoming vehicle with priority has passed the intersection.
That is, the correct answer is “Yield only to the oncoming vehicle,” considering that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules at an uncontrolled intersection of roads with different priorities, vehicles from the secondary road yield to vehicles on the main road (clause 16.11), and when turning left you are required to yield to the oncoming vehicle on a road of equal priority (main road) moving straight (clause 16.13).
At this intersection, it is uncontrolled, and for our direction, sign 2.3 “Main Road” is installed. This means we are approaching the intersection on the main road, and vehicles on the secondary road are required to yield to those traveling on the main road.
According to clause 16.11 of the Traffic Rules, drivers exiting from a secondary road must yield to vehicles approaching on the main road, regardless of where they are going next. Therefore, the red and black cars, which are on the secondary road, do not have priority over us: they will wait until the vehicles on the main road have passed through the intersection.
Next, it is necessary to determine the order specifically between vehicles moving on the main road. We are turning left, and our trajectory crosses the trajectory of an oncoming vehicle on the main road that is moving straight. In this situation, clause 16.13 of the Traffic Rules applies: before turning left, the driver must yield to vehicles moving straight or to the right on an equivalent road in the oncoming direction. Therefore, we must yield only to the oncoming vehicle on the main road.
After the oncoming vehicle passes, we complete the left turn as a vehicle on the main road, and the vehicles from the secondary road will continue moving only after the vehicles on the main road have passed.
Thus, the correct answer is “Yield only to the oncoming vehicle,” since we are traveling on the main road, so vehicles from the secondary road yield to us (clause 16.11), and when turning left, we are required to yield only to the oncoming vehicle going straight on the equivalent (main) road (clause 16.13).