Priority over oncoming trafficIndonesia
Traffic rules
Indonesia
1. Priority over oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming traffic means that drivers travelling in one direction have priority through a narrow section of road over drivers approaching from the opposite direction. The rule is normally indicated by a priority sign facing one direction and a corresponding give-way sign facing the other.
Drivers with priority must still approach cautiously and must not force their way through when the passage is blocked or already occupied. The signs regulate priority through the narrow section, not speed, parking or priority at nearby intersections.
How is priority over oncoming traffic controlled in Indonesia?
Indonesian traffic signs, markings, signals and authorised directions govern use of a restricted passage. Read the actual priority instruction rather than assuming a narrowing warning gives your direction precedence.
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • BPK — Law 6/2023, Article 55, amendments to Act 22/2009
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • PM 13/2014 — full national traffic-sign regulation and illustrated annexes
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • BPK — current PM 13/2014 status and repeal of old KM 61/1993
Road narrowing, oncoming drivers have to give way.
English • Traffic sign PM 13/2014 • V.7f • Priority over opposing traffic. Indicates priority to proceed over vehicles coming from the opposite direction.
Bahasa Indonesia • PM 13/2014 • V.7f • Prioritas atas arus berlawanan. Menunjukkan prioritas untuk melanjutkan perjalanan terhadap arus kendaraan dari arah berlawanan.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Andalalin.jakarta.go.id • PM 13 Tahun 2014 • Lampiran • hlm. PDF 134
SVG source: มองโกเลีย๔๔ • CC0 • Original revision 2024-05-07. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Can you enter an occupied narrow passage when you have priority in Indonesia?
Do not force a conflict. Check the full available width and let a vehicle already committed to the passage clear it when both vehicles cannot pass safely. A priority control does not permit creating danger or disregarding a red signal or authorised instruction.
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • BPK — Law 6/2023, Article 55, amendments to Act 22/2009
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • PM 13/2014 — full national traffic-sign regulation and illustrated annexes
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • BPK — current PM 13/2014 status and repeal of old KM 61/1993
Does priority through a narrow passage extend to nearby junctions in Indonesia?
No. A control releasing your direction or giving priority over opposing traffic concerns that passage. Junction priority, speed limits, crossings and any later restriction must be assessed separately from their own signs and rules.
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • BPK — Law 6/2023, Article 55, amendments to Act 22/2009
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • PM 13/2014 — full national traffic-sign regulation and illustrated annexes
🔗 peraturan.bpk.go.id • BPK — current PM 13/2014 status and repeal of old KM 61/1993
