33.1.68. Do you have the right of way at the nearest intersection?
UAЧи маєте ви перевагу в русі на найближчому перехресті?
This is an exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine about the safe passage of intersections and determining the right of way at intersections of roads with different priorities. In real traffic, such situations most often cause conflicts and accidents, so the theoretical exam checks whether the driver can correctly "read" road signs and understand who is required to yield.
The question tests knowledge of Section 33 "Road Signs", in particular the warning sign 1.22 "Intersection with a secondary road", as well as basic definitions and right-of-way rules from the Traffic Rules. Although sign 1.22 does not directly mention the right of way, through the term "Main Road" (para. 1.10) it means that you are driving on the main road, and therefore at the nearest intersection rule para. 16.11 applies: drivers on the secondary road must yield to vehicles on the main road regardless of their further direction.
That is why the option stating the absence of right of way is incorrect: sign 1.22 already indicates the inequality and that the intersection is with a secondary road. It is also incorrect to claim that the right of way exists only if sign 2.3 "Main Road" is present, because the main road status in this situation follows from the definition in the traffic rules and from the very fact of installing sign 1.22. In practice, it is important to remember that "right of way" does not cancel attentiveness: even having priority, you should make sure that other drivers actually comply with the requirement to "yield" and do not force you to change speed or trajectory.
Clause 1.10 (term “Main road”)
Main road — a road with a hard surface relative to an unpaved road, or a road marked with signs 1.22, 1.23.1–1.23.4, and 2.3.
This term directly links sign 1.22 with the fact of traveling specifically on the main road (that is, with having priority at an intersection of roads with unequal importance).
Clause 33.1.22 — 33 “Road signs”, 1 “Warning signs”, sign 1.22 “Intersection with a secondary road”
Sign 1.22 “Intersection with a secondary road” — warns of approaching an intersection where the intersecting road is secondary.
The practical consequence in combination with the term “Main road” (clause 1.10): if sign 1.22 is installed, it means you are approaching an intersection of roads with unequal importance, traveling on the main road.
Clause 16.11
At an intersection of roads with unequal importance, the driver of a vehicle traveling on a secondary road must yield to vehicles approaching on the main road, regardless of their further direction of movement.
This provision establishes your priority at the nearest intersection as a driver traveling on the main road (and the main road status here follows, in particular, from sign 1.22 as defined in clause 1.10).
Clause 1.10 (term “Priority”)
Priority — the right to move first in relation to other road users.
This definition explains that in this situation “priority” means the right to pass through the intersection first relative to vehicles approaching from the secondary road.
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, nor to perform any maneuvers, if this may force other road users who have priority to change their direction or speed.
This clarifies that drivers on the secondary road must not simply “formally yield,” but must actually avoid forcing you to change your speed or trajectory.
Therefore, the correct answer is “You have priority in any case,” given that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, a road marked with sign 1.22 is the main road, and at an intersection of roads with unequal importance, drivers on the secondary road are required to yield to vehicles traveling on the main road, regardless of their further direction of movement.
A warning sign 1.22 "Intersection with a secondary road" is installed ahead of you. It informs you that there is an intersection of roads with different priorities ahead, meaning one road will be the main road and the other will be secondary. From the graphical depiction on the sign, you can see that your direction of travel follows the main road (it is marked with a thicker line).
Although the description of sign 1.22 itself does not explicitly use the word "priority," its meaning is related to the concept of a "main road" in the Traffic Rules. The definition of a "main road" (term 1.10) directly states that a road is considered main if it is, among other things, marked by sign 1.22. Therefore, if you see sign 1.22 before an intersection, this means you are traveling on the main road relative to the one that crosses it.
At intersections of roads with different priorities, vehicles approaching from the secondary road must yield to those traveling on the main road. Therefore, regardless of which side other vehicles are approaching from on the secondary road, you have the right of way at the nearest intersection. At the same time, in practice, you should make sure that other drivers actually comply with the requirement to "yield the right of way."
Thus, the correct answer is "You have it in any case," since sign 1.22 means you are traveling on the main road according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, and at intersections of roads with different priorities, the right of way belongs to vehicles on the main road.