Driving test: Who should the blue car yield to?

Traffic laws are designed to maintain safety and order on the roads, but they aren’t always easy to apply in real-life situations. Often, the same intersection or maneuver can cause confusion even for experienced drivers. Therefore, analyzing practical examples is an excellent way to reinforce knowledge and avoid mistakes behind the wheel.

This time we’ll look at a very common traffic scenario: a blue car encounters an obstacle in its lane and must decide how to proceed in front of other approaching vehicles. The question is simple: to whom should it yield?

Problem statement

The illustration (attached to the original text) shows a situation where a blue car encounters an obstacle in its lane. To get around it, it must cross into the oncoming lane, where a van (minibus) is traveling. To the left of the blue car, on an adjacent road, there is a truck planning to turn right, so their paths could intersect with both the minibus and the blue car.

The question is simple:

To whom should the blue car yield the right of way?

Options:

1. Only to the minibus
2. Only to the truck
3. To the truck and the minibus
4. To no one

Analysis of the present signals

The original image shows three key signals:

1. Signal 2.3.3 — «Secondary road confluence» : warns of the proximity of a secondary road joining from the left.
2. Sign 1.25 — «Road works» : indicates the presence of road work.
3. Sign 2.6 — “Priority to oncoming traffic” : prohibits entry into a narrow section if doing so would impede the passage of vehicles traveling in the opposite direction. The driver must yield to vehicles already in that section or approaching in the opposite lane.
4. Signal 4.2.2 — «Bypass route (bypass obstacle) on the left» : orders to go around the obstacle on the indicated side (in this case, on the left).

Final reflection:

The combination of these signals implies the following: the blue car must yield only to the minibus , as required by the oncoming traffic priority sign (2.6). However, it must not yield to the truck , since the truck is on a secondary road and is therefore obliged to yield to both the minibus and the blue car.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1: only the minibus .