Priority over oncoming trafficItaly
Traffic rules
Italy
1. Priority over oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming traffic means that drivers travelling in one direction have priority through a narrow section of road over drivers approaching from the opposite direction. The rule is normally indicated by a priority sign facing one direction and a corresponding give-way sign facing the other.
Drivers with priority must still approach cautiously and must not force their way through when the passage is blocked or already occupied. The signs regulate priority through the narrow section, not speed, parking or priority at nearby intersections.
How is priority over oncoming traffic controlled in Italy?
Italy distinguishes diritto di precedenza nei sensi unici alternati, priority through alternating one-way traffic, from the corresponding duty to give way. Read the controls for the particular restricted section.
🔗 normattiva.it • Normattiva current signing regulation Article114
🔗 normattiva.it • Normattiva current signing regulation Article110
Can you enter an occupied narrow passage when you have priority in Italy?
Do not force a conflict. Check the full available width and let a vehicle already committed to the passage clear it when both vehicles cannot pass safely. A priority control does not permit creating danger or disregarding a red signal or authorised instruction.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 38, 43, 141, 145, 150
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39
Does priority through a narrow passage extend to nearby junctions in Italy?
No. A control releasing your direction or giving priority over opposing traffic concerns that passage. Junction priority, speed limits, crossings and any later restriction must be assessed separately from their own signs and rules.
🔗 aci.gov.it • Italy, Road Code — articles 38, 43, 141, 145, 150
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 39
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 141
🔗 aci.gov.it • ACI official Road Code — article 154
Road narrowing, oncoming drivers have to give way.
English • Traffic sign II.45 • Priority where traffic takes turns through a narrow section. Indicates priority over oncoming vehicles.
Italiano • Figura II.45 • Diritto di precedenza nei sensi unici alternati. In una strettoia regolata a senso unico alternato, indica la precedenza di passaggio sui veicoli provenienti nel senso opposto.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (F l a n k e r • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Normattiva.it • D.P.R. 495/1992 • testo vigente • art. 114, comma 1
🔗 Gazzettaufficiale.it • Gazzetta Ufficiale • Figura II.45 • pagina 258
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