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RVV 1990 art. 15: priority from the right at junctions

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At junctions drivers give priority to drivers from the right; an unpaved road gives priority to a paved road, and everyone gives priority to a tram.

Source: RVV 1990 art. 15 · checked 2026-10-23

How the exam asks it

Late in the evening in Nijmegen you reach a junction where the traffic light is completely dark. There is no sign and there are no shark's teeth. At the same time a car approaches from the right. What do you do?

  1. Whoever reaches the junction first may go through first
  2. You let the car coming from the right go first
  3. You agree with the other driver who goes first
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Correct answer: You let the car coming from the right go first

False — a dark light does not leave a gap in which whoever arrives first may go. Without a sign or working light you fall back on the basic rule: traffic from the right goes first

Why learners get this wrong: At a dark traffic light without signs: whoever reaches the junction first may go first.

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In Den Haag you are driving straight on along a priority road (yellow diamond). From the right a tram approaches out of a side street with shark's teeth; it wants to cross your road. Who goes first?

  1. You go first; the tram from the side street must let you pass
  2. The tram goes first, because traffic from the right goes first here
  3. The tram goes first, because a tram has priority over cars
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Correct answer: You go first; the tram from the side street must let you pass

False — a tram does not have priority everywhere. On a priority road the ordinary rules apply; the tram from the side street with shark's teeth must let you go first. Here the shark's teeth outrank the tram rules

Why learners get this wrong: At an equal junction the ordinary right-of-way rule simply applies to the tram: if it does not come from the right, it has no priority.

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In Leeuwarden you approach a crossing with a busy road. In front of you is a triangular sign pointing downwards with a red border (B6); there is no stop line. You have a good view of the crossing road. What must you do here?

  1. Only let traffic from the right go first; traffic from the left waits for you
  2. Give way to traffic from left and right, without a duty to stop
  3. First come to a full stop and then give way, as with a stop sign
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Correct answer: Give way to traffic from left and right, without a duty to stop

False — you apply the 'right goes first' rule here. This sign means you give way to the drivers on the crossing road, from the left and from the right.

Why learners get this wrong: At sign B6 you only give way to traffic from the right; you may go before traffic from the left on the crossing road.

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