Entering traffic, equal intersections
135 questions in this category
Entering traffic in Poland means joining the flow of vehicles from a driveway, parking lot, gas station, or other non-road area. At equal intersections (where no priority signs, traffic lights, or police are present), Poland applies the universal European "priority to the right" rule. This means you must yield to any vehicle approaching from your right side.
Why This Category Matters on the Exam
Equal intersections and entering traffic rules generate 2-4 questions on the exam and are among the most commonly failed topics. The exam presents complex diagrams showing multiple vehicles at an intersection and asks you to determine the correct order of passage. Getting these wrong typically means failing the exam, as priority errors are weighted heavily.
Common Mistakes and Tips
The most critical mistake is forgetting that when you enter traffic from a property, parking area, or unpaved road onto a public road, you must yield to all vehicles and pedestrians already on that road, regardless of direction. At equal intersections, candidates often forget that the "priority to the right" rule applies equally to all vehicles, creating a chain of yielding. If four vehicles arrive simultaneously from all directions, the deadlock must be resolved by one driver voluntarily yielding. Unlike in the UK where roundabouts dominate, Polish cities have many equal intersections in residential areas. Remember that trams always have priority at equal intersections regardless of which direction they approach from.
You intend to continue going straight on. Do you have the right of way over the vehicle approaching from the right?
B: No
In this situation, do you have to yield the right of way to the vehicle approaching from the left?
A: Yes
In this situation, do you have priority over the vehicle driving from the left into the traffic lane?
B: No
You intend to turn right. Do you have to yield the right of way to the vehicle approaching from the left?
B: No
You intend to turn left. Do you have to yield the right of way to the cyclist?
A: Yes
You intend to continue driving straight on. In this situation do you have the right of way over the vehicle approaching from the right?
A: Yes
Are you obliged in this situation to slow down in the built-up area to allow the bus driver to join the traffic?
A: Yes
You are turning left at the nearest junction. Do you have the right of way over the approaching vehicle?
B: No
You intend to go straight ahead. Are you joining the traffic in this situation?
A: Yes
You intend to turn left. Do you have the right of way over the vehicle approaching from the right in this situation?
B: No
A rail vehicle is emerging onto the road from a terminus. Are you obliged to yield the right of way?
B: No
You intend to drive into a hardened road by turning right. Do you have the right of way over the vehicle approaching from the left?
B: No
You intend to turn left. Do you have the right of way before the rail vehicle approaching from the opposite direction?
B: No
Are you obliged in this situation to yield the right of way to the vehicle approaching from the right?
A: Yes
You intend to go straight ahead. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the vehicle approaching from the right?
A: Yes
You are joining the traffic after picking up a passenger. Do you have priority over the oncoming vehicle turning left into the parking space?
B: No
You start driving. Are you obliged in this situation to yield the right of way to the vehicle visible in the mirror?
A: Yes
Are you obliged in this situation to yield the right of way to the vehicle visible in the mirror?
A: Yes
Are you obliged in this situation in the built-up area to stop if the need be, in order to allow the bus to join the traffic?
A: Yes
You intend to continue going straight ahead. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the vehicle approaching from the left?
B: No
You intend to continue going straight ahead. Are you obliged in this situation to yield the right of way to the vehicle approaching from the right?
A: Yes
You intend to turn left. Do you have priority over the vehicle approaching from the left?
A: Yes
You intend to go straight ahead. Do you have priority over the vehicle approaching from the right?
B: No
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You intend to turn left. Do you have priority over the vehicle approaching from the left?
A: Yes
You intend to continue going straight ahead. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the vehicle coming from the opposite direction that intends to turn left?
B: No
You intend to turn right. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the oncoming vehicle that is turning left?
B: No
You intend to turn left. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the vehicle approaching from the left?
A: Yes
You are turning right and the motorcyclist approaching from the left intends to continue going straight. Do you have priority over it?
A: Yes
You are going straight ahead. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the motorcyclist?
A: Yes
You intend to turn left. Do you have priority over the vehicle approaching from the right?
B: No
You are going straight ahead. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the vehicle approaching from the right?
A: Yes
You intend to continue going straight ahead. Do you have the right of way over the vehicle approaching from the left?
A: Yes
You intend to make a U-turn at the junction while the vehicle is entering the junction. Are you obliged to yield the right of way?
A: Yes
You intend to continue going straight. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the approaching vehicle?
A: Yes
You intend to continue driving straight ahead. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the vehicle approaching from the right?
A: Yes
You are going straight and the driver on the motorcycle intends to turn left. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the motorcyclist?
B: No
You intend to turn right. Do you have the right of way over the vehicle approaching from the left?
B: No
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Are you obliged to observe the road in the exterior mirror in this situation before you join the traffic?
A: Yes
You intend to follow the road ahead. Are you obliged to yield the right of way to the vehicle approaching from the left?
B: No
Do you merge with traffic when you leave the residential area?
A: Yes
Do you have the right of way over all vehicles at an intersection marked in such a way?
B: No
If you turn right at this intersection, do you have the right of way over the approaching vehicle?
A: Yes
If you turn left at this intersection, do you have the right of way over the approaching vehicle?
B: No
If you turn left at this intersection, do you have the right of way over the vehicle approaching from the opposite direction?
B: No
If you enter the road from a sidewalk, does this mean that you are merging with traffic?
A: Yes
If you go straight ahead at this intersection, do you have the right of way over a cyclist?
B: No
If you merge with traffic, should you give the right of way to a pedestrian who is not on a pedestrian crossing?
A: Yes
If you enter a road from a car park, should you give the right of way to vehicles travelling on the road?
A: Yes
In this situation, are you obliged to give the right of way to a tractor?
B: No
If you turn left at this intersection, do you have the right of way over the vehicle approaching from the left?
A: Yes
If you go straight, are you obliged to give the right of way to the cyclist?
A: Yes
If you turn left at this intersection, do you have the right of way over the vehicle approaching from the opposite direction?
B: No
In this situation, if you turn right, do you have the right of way over a vehicle approaching from the left?
A: Yes
If you go straight, should you give the right of way to a vehicle approaching from the left?
B: No
You intend to turn left at this intersection. Are you obliged to give the right of way to a vehicle approaching from the left?
B: No
Are you merging with traffic in this situation?
A: Yes
If you go straight at this intersection, should you give the right of way to a vehicle approaching from the left?
B: No
In this situation, while driving straight, do you have to give the right of way to the emergency vehicle turning left?
A: Yes
In this situation in a built-up area, are you obliged to allow the bus join traffic if the driver signals such an intention?
A: Yes
Are you joining the traffic by driving into the transverse road in this situation?
A: Yes
When turning left, do you have to yield the right of way to the oncoming vehicle?
A: Yes
Do you have to yield the right of way to the vehicles travelling along the paved road in this situation?
A: Yes
You intend to turn right. Do you have the right of way over vehicles travelling along the transverse road?
B: No
Are you obliged in each case, to stop the vehicle before entering such an intersection?
B: No
You intend to turn right in this situation. Are you obliged to stop before the intersection?
B: No
In this situation, when entering the roadway of a public road are you obliged to observe the rules for merging into traffic?
A: Yes
Are you merging into traffic when exiting a public road into a car park??
B: No
In the presented situation, do you have to exercise special caution when entering a paved road from a dirt road?
A: Yes
In this situation, do you have priority over the cyclist coming from the left?
B: No
In this situation, when turning left, do you have the right of way over the vehicle driving straight ahead from the opposite direction?
B: No
You intend to turn right, and the driver approaching from the opposite direction plans to turn left. Do you have have the right of way?
A: Yes
You intend to turn left, and the driver of the vehicle approaching from the opposite direction plans to drive straight ahead. Do you have the right of way?
B: No
You intend to turn left, and the driver of the vehicle approaching from the opposite direction plans to drive straight ahead. Are you obliged to yield the right of way?
A: Yes
In this situation, are you obliged to yield the right of way to the vehicle approaching from the left?
B: No
In this situation, are you allowed to drive straight ahead through the crossroads?
B: No
You intend to drive straight ahead, and the driver of the vehicle approaching from the opposite direction plans to turn left. Do you have the right of way?
A: Yes
In the present situation, are you obliged to let the vehicle on the right to pass?
A: Yes
Are you required to exercise extreme caution when merging into traffic?
A: Yes
Are you required to permit a lorry to merge into traffic in this situation?
B: No
You are driving a public transport bus in the built-up area. Should you make sure that emerging from the lay-by will not pose a threat to road safety?
A: Yes
You are driving a public transport bus outside the built-up area. Do you have priority in this situation when joining the traffic from the bus stop?
B: No
When entering the roadway in the presented situation should you exercise particular caution?
A: Yes
Are you joining the traffic in this situation?
B: No
In this situation, is the tram driver obliged to exercise particular caution?
A: Yes
If you are driving a tram merging into the traffic, are you obliged to observe the track, which you intend to enter?
A: Yes
If you continue driving after being forced to stop by a pedestrian who crossed the road at unauthorized location, are you in such a situation merging into traffic?
B: No
In this situation, when merging into traffic, are you obliged to yield the right of way to another tram in motion?
A: Yes
When joining traffic at the exit of a depot, are you obliged to exercise particular caution?
A: Yes
In this situation, does the tram driver have the right of passage over trams that may approach from the left side?
B: No
In this situation, is the tram driver obliged to yield the right of way and exercise particular caution?
A: Yes
Does the car approaching from the right side have the right of way, in this situation?
B: No
How do you behave when entering an equivalent intersection?
B: I observe the whole intersection and its surroundings.
In this situation, do you have the right of passage over vehicles driving next to you and that intends to keep going straight ahead?
A: Yes
At this place of intersection of the tracks, do you have priority over a tram that may approach from the left side?
B: No
Should you at the next rail intersection yield the right of way to a tram that could have come from the right?
A: Yes
When turning left in this situation, are you obliged to give way to the tram from the opposite direction?
A: Yes
You are driving a tram. Upon approaching an intersection marked with this sign, are you obliged to yield the right of way to motor vehicles coming from the right side?
B: No
You are driving a tram and approaching an intersection marked with this sign, are you obliged to give way to motor vehicles coming from the left side?
B: No
In this situation, do you have priority over vehicles approaching from the right side?
A: Yes
Should you in this situation, yield the right of way to vehicles approaching from the right side?
B: No
In this situation, are you obliged to yield the right of way to the vehicle coming from the right?
B: No
In this situation, do you have priority over the vehicle approaching from the right side?
A: Yes
In this situation, turning left to the depot, do you have priority over the vehicle coming in the opposite direction?
A: Yes
When leaving the depot, do you have priority over vehicles moving on the transverse road?
B: No
In this situation, when leaving the terminus are you obliged to yield priority in the event of a tram approaching from the right?
A: Yes
In this situation, turning left into the depot, are you obliged to yield the right of way to the vehicle coming in the opposite direction?
B: No
When turning left in this situation, are obliged to give way to vehicles approaching from the opposite direction?
B: No
When leaving the depot onto a road, are you obliged to exercise particular caution?
A: Yes
Will you be merging into traffic if you move, once the signal changes to green?
B: No
In this situation, are you merging into traffic when you drive off the pavement?
A: Yes
Are you obliged to exercise extreme caution when merging into the traffic?
A: Yes
Are you obliged to yield the right of way to other road users when merging into the traffic?
A: Yes
Are you merging into traffic in this situation?
B: No
When turning left at this junction, are you obliged to give priority to vehicles approaching from the right?
A: Yes
When turning left at the intersection, do you have the right of way over vehicles approaching from the right?
B: No
Are you obliged to exercise extreme caution in this situation?
A: Yes
In this situation, are you approaching an intersection where priority is not indicated by road signs?
A: Yes
In this situation, when turning left at the intersection, do you have priority over vehicles approaching from the right?
B: No
When turning right at this intersection, must you yield the right of way to vehicles approaching from the left?
B: No
In this situation, when turning right at the intersection, are you obliged to yield priority to vehicles approaching from the left?
B: No
When turning left at this intersection, are you obliged to give priority to vehicles that could be approaching from the right?
A: Yes
When turning right at a crossroads, are you obliged to yield way to vehicles approaching from the left?
B: No
When turning left at an intersection, are you obliged to give the right of way to vehicles that could approach from the right?
A: Yes
You are in a built-up area. Are you in this situation obliged to allow the bus driver to merge into the traffic?
A: Yes
You are in a built-up area. Are you obliged in this situation to slow down and, if necessary, stop?
A: Yes
You are in a built-up area. Have you acted accordingly by allowing the bus driver to merge into traffic?
A: Yes
You are in a built-up area. Are you obliged in this situation to slow down and, if necessary, stop to permit the bus driver to merge into traffic?
A: Yes
You are in a built-up area. Are you in this situation obliged to permit the bus driver to merge into the traffic?
A: Yes
You are outside a built-up area. Are you obliged to allow the bus driver to merge into traffic?
B: No
You are in a built-up area. Were you obliged in this situation to allow the bus driver to merge into traffic?
A: Yes
Are you obliged at the nearest intersection behind this sign to give the right of way to a vehicle approaching from the right?
A: Yes
In this situation, are you obliged to exercise extreme caution when driving into the petrol station?
A: Yes
Are you obliged in this situation to exercise extreme caution when turning into the petrol station?
A: Yes
In this situation, must you continue to exercise extreme caution after giving the right of way to vehicles travelling from the opposite direction?
A: Yes
In this situation do you have to yield the right of way to the tram which is entering the road from the tram depot?
B: No
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