Priority roadUkraine
Traffic rules
Ukraine
1. 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.
How does priority-road status work in Ukraine?
Ukraine’s Головна дорога, or main road, has priority under the Traffic Rules’ signs and definitions. The corresponding end sign and any diagram of the main road’s course must be read with the actual junction controls.
🔗 pdr.infotech.gov.ua • Signs 2.1–2.4 and plate 7.8; Rule 16 junction priority
🔗 pdr.infotech.gov.ua • Traffic Rules Section 16 — actual junction priority
Start of a priority road.
English • Traffic sign 2.3 • Priority road. Gives priority at uncontrolled junctions.
Українська • 2.3 • Головна дорога. Надається право першочергового проїзду нерегульованих перехресть.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Zakon.rada.gov.ua • Правила дорожнього руху • розділ 33 • 2.3
🔗 Pdr.infotech.gov.ua • ДП «ІНФОТЕХ» • пояснення та зображення • 2.3
🔗 Web.testpdr.com • Зображення • 2.3
SVG source: Government of Ukraine • Public domain • Original revision 2023-05-20. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork verified against Pdr.infotech.gov.ua • official published diagram 2.3.
End of the priority road.
English • Traffic sign 2.4 • End of priority road. The right to priority at uncontrolled junctions ends here.
Українська • 2.4 • Кінець головної дороги. Право першочергового проїзду нерегульованих перехресть, надане знаком головної дороги, тут закінчується.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Zakon.rada.gov.ua • Правила дорожнього руху • розділ 33 • 2.4
🔗 Pdr.infotech.gov.ua • ДП «ІНФОТЕХ» • пояснення та зображення • 2.4
🔗 Web.testpdr.com • Зображення • 2.4
SVG source: Government of Ukraine • Public domain • Original revision 2023-05-20. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork verified against Pdr.infotech.gov.ua • official published diagram 2.4.
How can you tell where a priority road applies in Ukraine?
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.
🔗 pdr.infotech.gov.ua • Signs 2.1–2.4 and plate 7.8; Rule 16 junction priority
🔗 pdr.infotech.gov.ua • Traffic Rules Section 16 — actual junction priority
Does having road priority let you ignore other controls in Ukraine?
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.
🔗 pdr.infotech.gov.ua • Signs 2.1–2.4 and plate 7.8; Rule 16 junction priority
🔗 pdr.infotech.gov.ua • Traffic Rules Section 16 — actual junction priority
