Priority at the next junctionNepal
Traffic rules
Nepal
1. Priority at the next junction
Priority at the next junction means that drivers travelling on a particular road have priority over traffic entering from intersecting roads at the next junction. The priority arrangement is normally indicated by signs facing both the priority traffic and the traffic that must give way.
Unlike a continuing priority road, this priority applies only at the indicated intersection. Drivers must still approach cautiously and obey traffic lights, authorised officers, crossings, turning rules and other applicable signs.
How is priority at the next junction determined in Nepal?
Check the actual junction controls. The Department of Roads manual provides A1, Stop and Give Way, and A2, Give Way to traffic on a major road or roundabout. A direction diagram or road name alone does not give you priority. Stop or yield as the control on your approach requires.
🔗 dor.gov.np • A1–A2 junction controls distinct from route direction information
Stop and give way.
English • Traffic sign A1 • Stop and give way. Come to a complete stop and give way to traffic on the main road before proceeding.
नेपाली • A1 • रोक्नुहोस् र बाटो दिनुहोस्। अगाडि बढ्नुअघि पूर्ण रूपमा रोक्नुहोस् र मुख्य सडकको यातायातलाई बाटो दिनुहोस्।
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Dor.gov.np • सडक विभाग • Traffic Signs Manual, 1997 • A1 • PDF पृष्ठ 48
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Nepali Department of Roads • Public domain • Original revision 2021-12-04. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Department of Roads Traffic Signs Manual 2018, Volume 2: Dor.gov.np • PDF page 5. Catalogue-equivalent illustration; intentional update from the previous PNG. The earlier manual is retained as supporting evidence.
Give way.
English • Traffic sign A2 • Give way. Give way to traffic on the main road, stopping if necessary.
नेपाली • A2 • बाटो दिनुहोस्। अगाडिको मुख्य सडकमा चलिरहेको यातायातलाई प्राथमिकता दिनुहोस्; आवश्यक भए रोक्नुहोस्।
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Dor.gov.np • सडक विभाग • Traffic Signs Manual, 1997 • A2 • PDF पृष्ठ 49
SVG source: Nepali Department of Roads • Public domain • Original revision 2022-02-08. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Does priority at one junction automatically continue along the entire road in Nepal?
No. Assess each following junction from its actual controls. Do not infer continuing priority from a road name or a destination diagram. The Department of Roads manual distinguishes stop and give-way instructions from direction information.
🔗 dor.gov.np • A1–A2 junction controls distinct from route direction information
May a driver with priority ignore pedestrians or another safety obligation at the next junction in Nepal?
No. Junction priority does not cancel duties towards pedestrians, traffic signals, emergency vehicles or other road users where the law gives them precedence. Approach at a speed allowing you to stop safely.
🔗 dor.gov.np • A1–A2 junction controls distinct from route direction information
