Priority at junctions

This priority sign means that you are driving on a priority road and have priority at the junctions ahead.

The sign is repeated after each junction as a reminder.

The end of a priority road is indicated by this road sign.

Sometimes the sign is announced in advance, so you know that the priority road will end 150 metres further ahead.

This priority sign means that you have priority at the next junction only.

The priority route does not always continue straight ahead. It may also bend to the left or right.

This is shown on the blue supplementary sign: the thicker curved line shows the priority route, while the shorter lines represent the side roads.

This priority sign means that you must give way to other drivers.

If necessary, stop at the painted inverted triangles.

If you have a clear view and can see well in advance that no one else is approaching, you do not need to stop.

An additional supplementary sign may indicate that cyclists and moped riders can use the cycle path in both directions.

This priority sign may also be announced in advance, so you know that you will have to give way further ahead.

In this example, you know that you will have to give way 150 metres ahead.

This priority sign means that you must come to a complete stop and give way to other drivers.

You must stop completely at the stop line, even if you have a clear view.

If there is no stop line, stop at the sign.

An additional supplementary sign may indicate that cyclists and moped riders can use the cycle path in both directions.

This priority sign may also be announced in advance, so you know that you will have to stop and give way further ahead.

In this example, you know that you will have to stop 150 metres ahead.

If there are no priority signs or traffic lights, the priority-to-the-right rule applies. Every driver must give way to traffic approaching from the right.

Priority from the right may also be indicated by this priority sign, but the sign is not required.

If a continuous cycle path runs across the junction, the road user on that cycle path does not have to give way to traffic from the right. In this example, the moped rider does not have to give way to the blue car.

Here, this is also indicated by road signs, but these are not required. The same priority rules apply even without the signs.

A driver who is travelling the wrong way loses priority from the right.

The red car is therefore committing an offence.

Remember that there may be exceptions to one-way traffic. You must give way to those road users if they approach from the right.

As you know, rail vehicles do not follow the Highway Code, so they do not have to give way to traffic from the right. The tram therefore has priority here.

At a junction with a path or an unsurfaced road, you do not have to give way to traffic coming from the right.

You can recognise a roundabout by the blue informationn sign. On the approach roads, you will see either this priority sign or a STOP sign. This means that you must give way when entering the roundabout.

You may use your right indicator when entering the roundabout, but this is not compulsory. When leaving a roundabout, however, you must use your right indicator.

A roundabout may also have multiple lanes. This does not change the priority rules when entering or leaving the roundabout.

If you change lanes on the roundabout, you must always give way to other drivers.

A roundabout may have a cycle path running alongside it. If you need to cross this cycle path when entering the roundabout, you must give way to its users.

The cyclist therefore goes first, and only then may you enter the roundabout. You may use your right indicator, but this is not compulsory.

The same rule applies when leaving a roundabout with a cycle path running alongside it: you must give way to road users on the cycle path.

When leaving a roundabout, you must use your right indicator.

Sometimes a cycle crossing is located a short distance away from the roundabout.

As at any cycle crossing, cyclists do not have priority before entering it. Once they are already on the crossing, you must of course let them continue across.

The same rule applies when leaving a roundabout with a cycle crossing set back from it: cyclists must give way before entering the crossing.

When leaving a roundabout, you must use your right indicator.

Be careful: some junctions also have traffic islands. They may look a little like roundabouts, but they are not.

If there are no other priority signs, the priority-to-the-right rule applies.