Uncontrolled crossroadSpain
Traffic rules
Spain
1. Uncontrolled crossroad
An uncontrolled crossroad is an intersection where traffic priority is not specifically regulated by traffic lights, an authorised person or signs assigning priority to particular approaches. Drivers must therefore determine who has priority using the default traffic rules that apply in that country.
The applicable rule varies between countries and may include priority from the right, priority from the left or another default right-of-way rule. Drivers should approach an uncontrolled crossroad carefully, observe traffic from every direction and never assume that a wider or busier road automatically has priority.
Who has priority at an uncontrolled junction in Spain?
Article 57 generally requires drivers to give way to vehicles approaching from the right when there are no signs assigning priority.
Which exceptions to right-hand priority are important in Spain?
A vehicle on a paved road generally has priority over one arriving from an unpaved road. Rail vehicles and traffic already circulating on a roundabout also benefit from statutory priority rules.
