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{{short description|Signs indicating the order in which vehicles should pass intersection points}}
{{Short description|Signs indicating vehicle passage order}}
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{{More references|date=December 2009}}


'''Priority [[traffic sign]]s''' indicate the order in which vehicles shall pass intersection points. Vehicles often come into conflict with other vehicles and pedestrians because their intended courses of travel intersect, and thus interfere with each other's routes.  The general principle that establishes who has the right to go first is called "[[Right-of-way (traffic)|right of way]]" or "priority". It establishes who has the right to use the conflicting part of the road and who has to wait until the other does so. The vehicle that does not need to wait is said to "have the right of way" or to "have priority."
'''Priority [[traffic sign]]s''' indicate the order in which vehicles shall pass intersection points. Vehicles often come into conflict with other vehicles and pedestrians because their intended courses of travel intersect, and thus interfere with each other's routes.  The general principle that establishes who has the right to pass first is called "[[Right-of-way (traffic)|right of way]]" or "priority". It establishes who has the right to use the conflicting part of the road and who has to wait until the other does so. The vehicle that does not need to wait is said to "have the right of way" or to "have priority."


== Types of sign ==
== Types of sign ==
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[[File:NZ road sign R2-7.svg|thumb|160px|A common priority road sign before the oncoming traffic which gives way (circular shape)]]
[[File:NZ road sign R2-7.svg|thumb|160px|A common priority road sign before the oncoming traffic which gives way (circular shape)]]
[[File:CA-QC road sign P-030.svg|thumb|160px|A common priority road sign before the oncoming traffic which gives way (rectangular shape)]]
[[File:CA-QC road sign P-030.svg|thumb|160px|A common priority road sign before the oncoming traffic which gives way (rectangular shape)]]
A [[Yield sign|Give way sign]], also known as a yield sign in some countries, informs the driver that they must give way to vehicles on the major road. Under the Vienna Convention, the standard sign shall be a white or yellow inverted triangle with a red border.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Road Traffic and Road Signs and Signals Agreements and Conventions {{!}} UNECE|url=https://unece.org/road-traffic-and-road-signs-and-signals-agreements-and-conventions|access-date=2021-09-12|website=unece.org}}</ref> This originates in [[Denmark]], with the red and white coming from the Danish flag.<ref>Bekendtgørelse om Hovedfærdselsaarer, 27. marts 1937, [[Denmark]]</ref> In some countries, the words ''Give Way'' or equivalent may be included with the sign. These signs are usually accompanied by a give way marking, normally one or multiple dashed lines or shark teeth across the carriageway.
A [[Yield sign|give way sign]], also known as a yield sign in some countries, informs the driver that they must give way to vehicles on the major road. Under the [[Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals|Vienna Convention]], the standard sign shall be a white or yellow inverted triangle with a red border.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Road Traffic and Road Signs and Signals Agreements and Conventions {{!}} UNECE|url=https://unece.org/road-traffic-and-road-signs-and-signals-agreements-and-conventions|access-date=2021-09-12|website=unece.org}}</ref> This originates in [[Denmark]], with the red and white coming from the Danish flag.<ref>Bekendtgørelse om Hovedfærdselsaarer, 27. marts 1937, [[Denmark]]</ref> In some countries, the words ''Give Way'' or equivalent may be included with the sign. These signs are usually accompanied by a give way marking, normally one or multiple dashed lines or shark teeth across the carriageway.
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! colspan="7" |Priority signs according to the [[Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals]]
! colspan="7" |Priority signs according to the [[Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals]]

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Priority traffic signs indicate the order in which vehicles shall pass intersection points. Vehicles often come into conflict with other vehicles and pedestrians because their intended courses of travel intersect, and thus interfere with each other's routes. The general principle that establishes who has the right to pass first is called "right of way" or "priority". It establishes who has the right to use the conflicting part of the road and who has to wait until the other does so. The vehicle that does not need to wait is said to "have the right of way" or to "have priority."

Types of sign

File:Hong Kong Road Sign 102.svg
A Give way sign in Hong Kong in both English and Traditional Chinese
File:NZ road sign R2-8.svg
A common priority over oncoming traffic sign which has priority over vehicles from the opposite direction (rectangular shape)
File:NZ road sign R2-7.svg
A common priority road sign before the oncoming traffic which gives way (circular shape)
File:CA-QC road sign P-030.svg
A common priority road sign before the oncoming traffic which gives way (rectangular shape)

A give way sign, also known as a yield sign in some countries, informs the driver that they must give way to vehicles on the major road. Under the Vienna Convention, the standard sign shall be a white or yellow inverted triangle with a red border.[1] This originates in Denmark, with the red and white coming from the Danish flag.[2] In some countries, the words Give Way or equivalent may be included with the sign. These signs are usually accompanied by a give way marking, normally one or multiple dashed lines or shark teeth across the carriageway.

Priority signs according to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals
Give Way Inverted equilateral triangle White or yellow Red 0.9 m (large), 0.6 m (small) None File:Vienna Convention road sign B1-V1.svg File:Vienna Convention road sign B1-V2.svg
Stop Octagon Red White 0.9 m (large), 0.6 m (small) "STOP" written in white File:Vienna Convention road sign B2a.svg
Circular White or yellow Red 0.9 m (large), 0.6 m (small) "STOP" written in black or dark blue inside red inverted triangle File:Vienna Convention road sign B2b-V1.svg File:Vienna Convention road sign B2b-V3.svg
Priority road Diamond White Black 0.5 m (large), 0.35 m (small) Yellow or orange square File:Vienna Convention road sign B3-V1.svg File:Vienna Convention road sign B3-V2.svg
End of priority road Diamond White Black 0.5 m (large), 0.35 m (small) Yellow or orange square with black or grey diagonal lines crossing the sign File:Vienna Convention road sign B4-V1.svg File:Vienna Convention road sign B4-V5.svg
Priority for oncoming traffic Circular White or yellow Red Unspecified Black arrow indicating direction with priority, red arrow indicating direction without File:Vienna Convention road sign B5-V1.svg File:Vienna Convention road sign B5-V2.svg
Priority over oncoming traffic Rectangle Blue None Unspecified White arrow indicating direction with priority, red arrow indicating direction without File:Vienna Convention road sign B6.svg

Alternative priority systems

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Bekendtgørelse om Hovedfærdselsaarer, 27. marts 1937, Denmark
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