Priority roadRussia
16. 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 Russia?
Russia’s главная дорога, or main road, can be established by specified signs and by the road-surface relationship defined in the Traffic Rules. A signed priority road and its end sign must be read together with the particular junction controls.
🔗 sh380.krsl.gov.spb.ru • Russia — Sections 1.2 and 13; Annex 1 main-road/end signs
Start of a priority road.
English • Traffic sign 2.1 • Priority road. Gives priority at uncontrolled junctions on this road.
Русский • 2.1 • Главная дорога. На этой дороге предоставлено преимущество при проезде нерегулируемых перекрёстков.
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🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • ПДД РФ • приложение 1 • 2.1
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • Официальная редакция от 28.08.2026
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End of the priority road.
English • Traffic sign 2.2 • End of priority road. Ends the road marked by 2.1.
Русский • 2.2 • Конец главной дороги. Оканчивается главная дорога, обозначенная знаком 2.1.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Юкатан • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • ПДД РФ • приложение 1 • 2.2
🔗 Pravo.gov.ru • Официальная редакция от 28.08.2026
SVG source: Юкатан • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Original revision 2021-11-07. Wikimedia original unmodified.
How can you tell where a priority road applies in Russia?
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.
🔗 sh380.krsl.gov.spb.ru • Russia — Sections 1.2 and 13; Annex 1 main-road/end signs
Does having road priority let you ignore other controls in Russia?
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.
🔗 sh380.krsl.gov.spb.ru • Russia — Sections 1.2 and 13; Annex 1 main-road/end signs

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