Priority roadRomania
6. 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 Romania?
Romania uses drum cu prioritate for a priority road. Read the road’s priority signs, any end indication and the supplementary junction diagram rather than assuming every straight-ahead movement has priority.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 57–59; Regulation 65–66, 129, 135
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 65–66, 129, 135
Start of a priority road.
English • Priority road.
Română • Drum cu prioritate.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • HG nr. 1391/2006 • anexa nr. 2 • B1 • Monitorul Oficial nr. 876/2006, p. 36
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End of the priority road.
English • End of priority road.
Română • Sfârșitul drumului cu prioritate.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • HG nr. 1391/2006 • anexa nr. 2 • B1 • Monitorul Oficial nr. 876/2006, p. 36
SVG source: Alex:D • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2012-12-04. Wikimedia original unmodified.
How can you tell where a priority road applies in Romania?
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.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 57–59; Regulation 65–66, 129, 135
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 65–66, 129, 135
Does having road priority let you ignore other controls in Romania?
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.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 57–59; Regulation 65–66, 129, 135
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 65–66, 129, 135

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