Priority at the next junctionUruguay
Traffic rules
Uruguay
1. Priority at the next junction
Priority at the next junction means that drivers travelling on a particular road have priority over traffic entering from intersecting roads at the next junction. The priority arrangement is normally indicated by signs facing both the priority traffic and the traffic that must give way.
Unlike a continuing priority road, this priority applies only at the indicated intersection. Drivers must still approach cautiously and obey traffic lights, authorised officers, crossings, turning rules and other applicable signs.
How is priority at the next junction determined in Uruguay?
Follow the signs, signals and applicable junction rules. Article 17 of Uruguay’s Law 18,191 sets out priority to the right at unsigned intersections and says STOP or GIVE WAY controls override that rule. Approach so that you can give way where required.
🔗 impo.com.uy • Uruguay IMPO, Road Traffic and Safety Act 18,191
Does priority at one junction automatically continue along the entire road in Uruguay?
Do not assume priority continues at every later junction. Check each junction’s signs and signals and apply the local priority rules. Uruguay’s Law 18,191 distinguishes the rule at unsigned intersections from junctions controlled by STOP or GIVE WAY signs.
🔗 impo.com.uy • Uruguay IMPO, Road Traffic and Safety Act 18,191
May a driver with priority ignore pedestrians or another safety obligation at the next junction in Uruguay?
No. Junction priority does not cancel duties towards pedestrians, traffic signals, emergency vehicles or other road users where the law gives them precedence. Approach at a speed allowing you to stop safely.
