16.2.98. When driving through this intersection, you must:
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This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe passage of an uncontrolled intersection, where both priority signs and the special rule of tram priority apply simultaneously. Such situations often occur in the city and regularly cause mistakes on the theoretical exam, because drivers confuse the "main/secondary" road with the priority between vehicles moving on the main road, or try to act according to the principle of "passing under cover," which is not provided for by the traffic rules.
The task tests the section of the Traffic Rules regarding passing intersections (points 16.11 and 16.12/16.13) and the ability to read priority signs (in particular, sign 2.3 "Main road"). The logic here is two-stage: first, we determine who is on the main road and who is coming from the secondary; according to point 16.11, the driver from the secondary is obliged to yield to everyone approaching on the main road, regardless of their further maneuver. Next, among those on the main road (that is, in directions equal in priority among themselves), the rule of tram priority at an uncontrolled intersection applies: rail transport has priority over non-rail transport if their paths intersect.
That is why the option "to go first, having priority" is incorrect: having priority over a car from the secondary road does not mean having priority over a tram at the intersection. The option "to yield to the tram and the car" is also incorrect, since the car from the secondary, according to point 16.11, must wait until the vehicles on the main road have finished passing and cannot start moving at the same time as you. The correct action for a driver on the main road in this situation comes down to one thing: yield to the tram, then pass through the intersection, maintaining priority over vehicles from the secondary road.
Clause 33.2.3 — 33 "Road Signs", 2 "Priority Signs", sign 2.3 "Priority Road"
Sign 2.3 "Priority Road" — a road on which non-rail vehicles moving along the intersected (joining) road must yield the right of way.
(Application: the presence of sign 2.3 ahead of you means you are traveling on the priority road, and vehicles from the joining/intersecting road are on the secondary road.)
Clause 33.2.1 — 33 "Road Signs", 2 "Priority Signs", sign 2.1 "Yield"
Sign 2.1 "Yield" — the driver must yield to vehicles moving along the road being crossed (joined).
(Application: the driver of the white car entering from the secondary road is required to yield to vehicles traveling on the priority road.)
Clause 16.11
At an intersection of roads with different priorities, the driver of a vehicle moving on the secondary road must yield to vehicles approaching this intersection along the priority road, regardless of their further direction of movement.
(Application: the white car from the secondary road must yield to both the tram and your car, as both are approaching on the priority road.)
Clause 16.12
At any uncontrolled intersection, a tram, regardless of its further direction of movement, has priority over non-rail vehicles approaching it on a road of equal priority, except at intersections with a roundabout.
(Application: you and the tram are approaching the intersection on roads of equal priority (both on the priority road), so the tram has the right of way, even if it is turning and crossing your path.)
Clause 1.10 (term "Yield")
Yield — a requirement for a road user not to continue or resume movement, or perform any maneuver, if it may force other road users who have the right of way to change their direction or speed.
(Application: "yield to the tram" means not causing it to have to brake or change direction/speed because of your movement.)
Thus, the correct answer is "Yield only to the tram.", considering that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, a vehicle from the secondary road must yield to those on the priority road (clause 16.11), and between you and the tram at an uncontrolled intersection, the tram has priority (clause 16.12).
When approaching this uncontrolled intersection, you must first determine the order of passage according to the priority signs. There is a main road sign ahead of us, which means we are traveling on the main road, and the vehicle approaching from the side direction is on the secondary road.
Next, we apply rule 16.11 of the Traffic Rules: the driver moving on the secondary road is required to yield to vehicles approaching on the main road, regardless of where they are going next. Therefore, the white car from the secondary road does not have the right to start moving through the intersection while the tram and our car are traveling on the main road. The idea of "passing under cover" while the tram is turning is not provided for by the rules.
Since both we and the tram are on the main road, the rules for passing at equivalent directions apply between us. According to rule 16.13 of the Traffic Rules, at an uncontrolled intersection, the tram has priority over non-rail vehicles approaching it on an equivalent road. In this situation, the tram's trajectory during the turn crosses our direction, so we are required to yield to the tram, and after it passes, we may proceed before the white car.
Therefore, the correct answer is "Yield only to the tram," since both the tram and we are traveling on the main road, the white car from the secondary road must yield to both of us according to rule 16.11, and between us and the tram, rule 16.13 gives priority to the tram.
