Give way to oncoming trafficArgentina
Traffic rules
Argentina
1. Give way to oncoming traffic
Give way to oncoming traffic means that drivers must allow vehicles approaching from the opposite direction to pass first through a narrow section of road. The rule is normally indicated by a sign facing the direction that must yield and a corresponding priority sign facing oncoming traffic.
Drivers must reduce speed and stop when necessary before entering the narrow passage. They may continue only when they can do so safely and without obstructing oncoming traffic that has priority.
When must I give way to oncoming traffic in Argentina?
Where priority signs, temporary signals or an authorised controller in Argentina require your direction to yield at a narrow road or bridge, allow opposing traffic through first. Do not assume every narrowing has the same priority arrangement.
Road narrowing, give way to oncoming drivers.
English • Traffic sign R-26 • Two-way traffic begins. From the signed junction onwards, traffic travels both ways. Stay on your side of the carriageway.
Español • R-26 • Comienzo de doble mano. A partir de la encrucijada señalizada, la vía tiene circulación en ambos sentidos. Mantente en tu lado de la calzada.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Servicios.infoleg.gob.ar • Anexo L vigente, sustituido por Decreto 196/2025, R.26
🔗 Servicios.infoleg.gob.ar • Anexo L 2025, lámina 04 • ANSV, manual de señales, PDF p. 4
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Gobierno de la República Argentina • Public domain • Original revision 2014-10-26. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork individually reviewed against current Argentinian Argentina.gob.ar • Annex L, substituted by Decreto 196/2025:
🔗 Argentina.gob.ar • Annex III plate 04, R-26. Supporting ANSV manual, PDF page 4. Intentional educational illustration update from the previous PNG; original SVG unmodified.
Does a road-narrows warning automatically give oncoming traffic priority in Argentina?
Not necessarily. A warning of a narrow carriageway is not itself the same as an instruction to give way. Check whether there is a separate priority sign, signal or temporary traffic control, and take account of any rules for an obstruction on your side.
What if an oncoming vehicle is already entering a narrow passage in Argentina?
Reduce speed and wait where you can do so safely rather than forcing two vehicles into insufficient space. Even if a sign gives your approach priority, that does not justify a collision or endangering another road user.
