Priority roadGermany
26. 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.
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How does priority-road status work in Germany?
Germany uses Vorfahrtstraße for a signed priority road. Its yellow-diamond sign establishes priority status until the prescribed change or end control; a separate single-junction priority sign has a narrower meaning.
🔗 gesetze-im-internet.de • Germany StVO: §§8–9,11(1),36–37; Annex 3, signs 301,306–307
Start of a priority road.
English • Traffic sign 306 • Priority road.
Deutsch • Verkehrszeichen 306 • Vorfahrtstraße.
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🔗 Verwaltungsvorschriften-im-internet.de • VzKat, Anhang (Gesamtübersicht)
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End of the priority road.
English • Traffic sign 307 • End of priority road.
Deutsch • Verkehrszeichen 307 • Ende der Vorfahrtstraße.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Verwaltungsvorschriften-im-internet.de • VzKat, Anhang (Gesamtübersicht)
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
2006: ursprüngliche Datei: Andreas 06; 2017: komplett neue und authentisch gestaltete Datei: nach den historischen Vorgaben digital umgesetzt durch Mediatus • Public domain • Source revision 2017-04-26. Wikimedia original unmodified.
How can you tell where a priority road applies in Germany?
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.
🔗 gesetze-im-internet.de • Germany StVO: §§8–9,11(1),36–37; Annex 3, signs 301,306–307
Does having road priority let you ignore other controls in Germany?
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.
🔗 gesetze-im-internet.de • Germany StVO: §§8–9,11(1),36–37; Annex 3, signs 301,306–307

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