4. Priority rules
The priority rules indicate who first allowed to drive through. They apply at intersections and narrowed roads.
Priority to the right
Warning for an uncontrolled crossroad
Warning for an uncontrolled crossroad, watch out for cyclists and mopeds from left and right
Give way
A yield or give way sign indicates that merging drivers must prepare to stop if necessary to let a driver on another approach proceed. A driver who stops or slows down to let another vehicle through has yielded the right of way to that vehicle.
Give way to all drivers
Main road
If you are driving on a main road, drivers on the side road must give way to you, on the side roads there is a traffic sign with 'give way'. A priority road is a long main road on which you have priority at all following crossroads until the end of the priority road.
Warning for a crossroad side roads on the left and right
Warning for a crossroad with side road on the right
Priority road
A priority road is a long main road on which you have priority at all following crossroads until the end of the priority road.
Begin of a priority road
End of the priority road
Traffic lights
By means of light signals, traffic lights control the crossing of an intersection, the access to bridges, tunnels and railway crossings, the access to parking garages and grounds, as well as the access regulation at factories, companies and other closed areas.
Green traffic light
Orange traffic light
Red traffic light
Green traffic light
Red traffic light
Roundabout
A roundabout is a kind of circular intersection in which the traffic continuously drives in one direction around a central island. The drivers at the roundabout always have priority.
Mandatory direction of the roundabout
Road narrowing
Road narrowing, oncoming drivers have to give way
Road narrowing, give way to oncoming drivers
Warning for a road narrowing on the left
Warning for a road narrowing
Warning for a road narrowing on the right
Priority vehicle
A priority vehicle is any vehicle that is designated and authorized to respond to an emergency in a life-threatening situation. These vehicles are usually operated by designated agencies, often part of the government, but also run by charities, non-governmental organizations and some commercial companies. Emergency vehicles are permitted by law to break conventional road rules in order to reach their destinations in the fastest possible time, such as driving through an intersection when the traffic light is red, or exceeding the speed limit.
