Priority roadHungary
14. Priority road
A priority road is a road whose traffic is given priority over traffic entering from intersecting roads. It is normally identified by a priority-road sign, while an end sign indicates where that continuing priority status stops.
Drivers on a priority road must still obey traffic lights, authorised officers, speed limits, crossings and turning rules. Having priority never allows a driver to proceed when doing so would create danger or block an intersection.
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How does priority-road status work in Hungary?
Hungary calls a signed priority road a Főútvonal. Read the corresponding end sign and any supplementary diagram where the road’s course changes at a junction.
🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • KRESZ sections 11(1)(d)-(e),12,28,31(8),43
Start of a priority road.
English • Traffic sign figure 5 • Priority road. This is a priority road. The priority rules in KRESZ section 28 apply.
Magyar • 5. ábra • Főútvonal. Főútvonal. A KRESZ 28. §-ában meghatározott elsőbbségi szabályokat kell alkalmazni.
Sources
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🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 11(1)e • 5. ábra
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End of the priority road.
English • Traffic sign figure 6 • End of the priority road. The priority road ends.
Magyar • 6. ábra • Főútvonal vége. A főútvonal vége.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Njt.jog.gov.hu • 1/1975. (II. 5.) KPM–BM együttes rendelet (KRESZ) • 11(1)f • 6. ábra
Replacement SVG: Commons.wikimedia.org • Wikimedia Commons original • Szczepan dyskusja Mail 18:29, 31 December 2006 (UTC) • Public domain • Original revision 2025-10-11. Wikimedia original unmodified.
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Szczepan dyskusja Mail 18:29, 31 December 2006 (UTC) • Public domain • Source revision 2025-10-11. Wikimedia original unmodified.
How can you tell where a priority road applies in Hungary?
Read the priority-road sign, the corresponding end indication and any supplementary junction diagram. Distinguish a continuing road designation from a sign that regulates only one junction. If a diagram shows the priority route turning, follow that diagram rather than assuming the straight-ahead road has priority.
🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • KRESZ sections 11(1)(d)-(e),12,28,31(8),43
Does having road priority let you ignore other controls in Hungary?
No. Obey the applicable traffic signals and authorised directions, speed limits and crossing rules. Turning or changing lanes can require yielding, and having priority never permits entering a conflict that cannot be crossed safely.
🔗 njt.jog.gov.hu • KRESZ sections 11(1)(d)-(e),12,28,31(8),43

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