26.2. When leaving a residential area, the driver of the blue car must give way to:
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine checks understanding of right-of-way when exiting a residential area and other adjacent territories. Such exits are potentially dangerous because the driver is essentially “merging” into a flow where pedestrians are already moving on the sidewalk and vehicles are moving on the roadway. For safety, the traffic rules require not to create obstacles for those who have priority and are already moving on the main road.
This topic relates to the sections of the Traffic Rules about residential and pedestrian zones and starting movement/exiting from adjacent territory. Clause 26.4 sets the general rule: when exiting a residential or pedestrian zone, the driver must yield to other road users. Clause 10.2 specifies that before entering the roadway or sidewalk when exiting a residential area, the driver must yield to pedestrians and vehicles already moving on them. That is why, in this situation, both the pedestrian (crossing the exit) and the vehicle already moving on the roadway have priority.
Comparing the options, the correct one is the one that takes into account the obligation to yield to both the pedestrian and the vehicle on the road. The option with “pedestrian and cyclist” is not suitable, because when exiting, the main emphasis of the Traffic Rules is on yielding to pedestrians and vehicles moving on the sidewalk/roadway, and the cyclist in this scenario is not necessarily someone whose path is obstructed by the exit trajectory. The option with “car and bicycle” is incorrect because it ignores the pedestrian on the sidewalk, who according to clause 10.2 must be yielded to first. Understanding this rule is critically important for the theoretical exam and for real courtyards and residential complexes, where pedestrians often appear suddenly, and priority signs may be absent.
Clause 26.4
When exiting a residential or pedestrian zone, drivers must yield to other road users.
Application: when exiting a residential zone, the driver is required to yield to everyone moving on the road/sidewalk, that is, both pedestrians and vehicles.
Clause 10.2
When entering the road from a residential zone, yards, parking lots, gas stations, or other adjacent territories, the driver must yield to pedestrians and vehicles moving on the carriageway or sidewalk before entering it, and when leaving the road — to cyclists and pedestrians whose path he crosses.
Application: when exiting a residential zone, priority is always given to those already moving on the carriageway and/or sidewalk (including the pedestrian and the car).
Clause 1.10 (term “Yield (do not create an obstacle)”)
Yield (do not create an obstacle) — a requirement for a road user not to continue or resume movement, or perform any maneuvers, if this may force other road users who have the right of way to change their direction or speed.
Application: a driver exiting a residential zone does not have the right to continue moving in such a way that a pedestrian or car on the road is forced to change speed or direction.
Clause 1.10 (term “Road user”)
Road user — a person who directly participates in traffic on the road as a pedestrian, driver, passenger, animal driver, cyclist, as well as a person moving in a wheelchair.
Application: the requirement of clause 26.4 “yield to other road users” includes both the pedestrian and the driver of another vehicle.
Clause 1.10 (term “Adjacent territory”)
Adjacent territory — an area directly adjacent to the road and not intended for through traffic of vehicles (yards, residential areas, parking lots, gas stations, enterprises, etc.).
Application: exiting a residential zone is considered exiting from an adjacent territory, so the obligation to yield to those moving on the road/sidewalk applies (clause 10.2).
That is, the correct answer is "To the pedestrian and the car.", given that according to the definition of the Traffic Rules, when exiting a residential zone (adjacent territory), the driver is required to yield to pedestrians and vehicles moving on the carriageway or sidewalk, and not create obstacles for them (clauses 26.4, 10.2, term “yield”).
Exiting a residential area is considered as leaving an adjacent territory onto the road. In such a situation, the driver does not have the right of way, even if there are no priority signs or marked pedestrian crossings. This means that before entering the roadway, you must follow the rule: “first yield to those already moving on the road.”
Clause 26.4 of the Traffic Rules directly states: when leaving a residential (as well as a pedestrian) area, the driver is required to yield to other road users. Road users include both pedestrians and drivers of vehicles, meaning the obligation to “yield” applies to both.
This is further confirmed by the requirements of clause 10.2 of the Traffic Rules: when exiting a residential area onto the road, the driver must yield to pedestrians and vehicles moving along it before the sidewalk and the roadway. Therefore, if a pedestrian is crossing the exit (essentially along the line of the sidewalk), they must be let through, and the vehicle already moving on the main roadway must also be yielded to.
Thus, the correct answer is “To the pedestrian and the vehicle,” since when leaving a residential area, the driver is required to yield to all road users moving along the sidewalk and the roadway.