16.2.95. What is the order of passage of vehicles at this intersection?
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This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe passage of uncontrolled intersections, where a mistake in priority most often leads to side collisions. In the theoretical exam, such tasks check whether the driver can quickly determine the main and secondary roads, as well as correctly apply the traffic rules during turns when the trajectories of vehicles intersect.
The question belongs to the section of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine on Passing Intersections and directly tests the application of points 16.11 and 16.13. First, it is determined who is traveling on the main road: a vehicle on the secondary road must yield to everyone approaching on the main road, regardless of where they turn next (point 16.11). Then, when two cars remain on the main road, priority between them is determined by the left turn rule: the one turning left must yield to the oncoming vehicle going straight or turning right (point 16.13). It is this combination of "first main/secondary, then the left turn rule" that forms the correct sequence.
Options where the purple car does not go last are a typical mistake: they contradict point 16.11, because leaving the secondary road does not give priority over vehicles on the main road. The option where the blue car goes before the yellow one ignores point 16.13: when turning left, you cannot "cut across" the trajectory of the oncoming vehicle, which has the right to go straight or turn right. Understanding this logic helps not only to answer exam questions correctly but also to predict the actions of other drivers at any intersection of roads with different priorities.
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: the purple car (on the secondary road) is required to yield to the cars moving on the main road (yellow and blue), so it passes last.
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 the vehicles on the main road (yellow and blue), the blue car, when turning left, is required to yield to the yellow car, which is moving towards it (on the part of the main road equivalent to the blue car) to the right/straight relative to its direction, so the yellow car goes first, then the blue car.
Clause 1.10 (term "Yield (do not create obstacles)")
Yield (do not create obstacles) — a requirement for a road user not to continue or resume movement, or make any maneuver, if this may force other road users who have the right of way to change the direction or speed of movement.
Clause 1.10 (term "Right of way")
Right of way — the right to move first in relation to other road users.
That is, the correct answer is "Yellow, blue, purple," considering that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, a vehicle on a secondary road must yield to vehicles on the main road (clause 16.11), and when turning left, the driver must yield to the oncoming vehicle moving straight or to the right (clause 16.13).
At the intersection, we have roads of unequal importance. This means that first of all, it is necessary to determine who is traveling on the main road and who is entering from the secondary road. From the situation, it is clear that the yellow and blue cars are on the main road, while the purple one is on the secondary road, and all are making turns.
According to clause 16.11 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, a driver moving on a secondary road must yield to vehicles approaching on the main road, regardless of where they are turning next. Therefore, the purple car cannot go first and waits until both cars from the main road have passed.
Next, it is necessary to determine the order between the yellow and blue cars, since they are on the main road and have the right of way over the purple car. Here, clause 16.13 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine applies: a driver turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles on an equal road if they are going straight or turning right. In our situation, the blue car is turning left and crosses the path of the oncoming yellow car, while the yellow car is turning right, so it is the blue car that must yield to the yellow car.
After the yellow car has passed, the blue car can complete its turn, and only when the main road is clear can the purple car from the secondary road cross the intersection, having fulfilled the requirement to yield.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Yellow, blue, purple," since vehicles from the main road go first, and among them, the yellow car has priority because the blue car, when turning left, must yield to the oncoming car turning right, after which only the purple car from the secondary road proceeds.