16.2.90. The driver of the blue car will pass this intersection:
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This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about safely determining the order of passage at an uncontrolled intersection, where priority signs, tram tracks, and conflicting trajectories (going straight and turning left) are present simultaneously. Such situations are typical in cities and often cause accidents if a driver confuses who has the right of way on the main road and how the 'give way' rules work in combination with maneuvers at the intersection.
The question tests the section of the Traffic Rules regarding passage through intersections of roads with different priorities and the mutual right of way of vehicles. The key rule here is point 16.11 of the Traffic Rules: a driver approaching from a secondary road must give way to everyone approaching on the main road, regardless of where they turn next. That is why a driver on the secondary road (in this situation) cannot 'merge' into the flow and start moving earlier until the intersection is cleared by those with priority on the main road. Additionally, the order on the main road is clarified by point 16.13 of the Traffic Rules: the one turning left yields to oncoming traffic going straight or turning right, as well as to a tram moving in the same direction.
Because of this, the options 'first', 'second', 'third', and 'fourth' contradict the logic of priority at an uncontrolled intersection: they ignore the obligation from the secondary road to yield to all on the main road (p. 16.11) and the fact that on the main road, conflicts between a left turn and oncoming traffic are resolved first (p. 16.13). An additional practical nuance for the theoretical exam: the direction of movement from the driver's lane may be limited by an informational sign 'Direction of movement by lane', meaning that even after yielding to all with priority, the driver must move only in the permitted direction, not 'choosing' a maneuver to shorten the queue.
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.
Application to the situation: the blue car, being on the secondary road, is obliged to yield to all participants moving on the main road.
Clause 16.12
At any uncontrolled intersection, a tram, regardless of the direction of its further movement, has priority over non-rail vehicles approaching it on an equivalent road, except at intersections where a roundabout is organized.
Application to the situation: the tram has priority in conflicts with non-rail vehicles on equivalent directions (within the corresponding pair of roads), so it is yielded to according to the rules for passing uncontrolled intersections.
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 to the right on an equivalent road in the oncoming direction.
Application to the situation: vehicles on the main road pass each other in such a way that the one turning left yields to oncoming vehicles going straight (or to the right), as well as to the tram moving in the same direction — therefore, the order on the main road is completed before vehicles from the secondary road, including the blue car, start moving.
Clause 33.2.3 — 33 "Road Signs", 2 "Priority Signs", sign 2.3 "Main Road"
Sign 2.3 "Main Road" — a road that is given priority at uncontrolled intersections.
Application to the situation: determines who is on the main/secondary road, and thus activates the rule of clause 16.11 regarding the obligation of the driver on the secondary road to "yield" to everyone on the main road.
Clause 33.5.18 — 33 "Road Signs", 5 "Informational and Directional Signs", sign 5.18 "Lane Direction"
Sign 5.18 "Lane Direction" — indicates the permitted direction(s) of movement for the lane.
Application to the situation: the blue car must comply with the sign's requirement regarding the permitted direction of movement from its lane, and even after yielding to all who have priority, may continue only in the permitted direction.
Thus, the correct answer is "Last.", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, the driver of the blue car is moving on a secondary road and is obliged to yield to all vehicles on the main road (clause 16.11), as well as to comply with the permitted direction of movement for his lane according to sign 5.18.
At this intersection, the roads are not of equal priority: the main road is indicated by a priority sign. Therefore, vehicles traveling on the main road always go first, and those approaching from the secondary road are required to wait. This directly follows from clause 16.11 of the Traffic Rules: a driver on a secondary road must yield to everyone approaching on the main road, regardless of where they are turning next.
Thus, until the tram, the green car, and the motorcycle (all of which are on the main road) have passed, the blue car from the secondary road cannot start moving. Furthermore, there is also an internal order among vehicles on the main road: the tram has priority as rail transport at an uncontrolled intersection, and non-rail participants yield to each other according to the rule of oncoming directions. In particular, according to clause 16.13 of the Traffic Rules, the driver of the green car, when turning left, must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight (the motorcycle). Therefore, on the main road, the tram and the motorcycle go first, and only after that can the green car complete its maneuver.
Only when the main road is clear do vehicles from the secondary road start moving. But even then, the blue car will not be the first, because in its direction there are other participants who will get the opportunity to go before it (in particular, the tram, as well as another non-rail car on the secondary road). In addition, the blue car is limited by the requirements of the sign that determines the direction of movement in the lane: it must perform the permitted maneuver only from its lane, that is, it cannot "change" the order or direction to pass faster.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Last," since the blue car is on the secondary road and according to clause 16.11 is required to yield to everyone traveling on the main road, and after that also yields to those on the secondary road who get the right to go earlier, and only proceeds in the permitted direction from its lane.