Right-of-way, junctions and roundabouts
What this domain tests
This domain tests priority at unmarked junctions, signed junctions, T-junctions, roundabouts and pedestrian crossings. Because you are driving a long combination, the exam also checks whether you choose a gap that lets the whole tractor and trailer clear the junction without blocking others.
The default rules
- In Denmark, traffic drives on the right. At a junction with no signs or markings controlling priority, you must give way to vehicles approaching from your right. This is the højre vigepligt rule.
- Signs override the default. A yield sign means give way to traffic on the priority road; a stop sign means stop first, then give way. Supplementary plates can show the priority road's shape.
- When turning left, you cross oncoming traffic and must give way to it. When turning right, watch for cyclists and pedestrians continuing straight ahead; they may have priority over your turn.
- At a pedestrian crossing, give way to pedestrians who are on the crossing or clearly about to step onto it. Do not wave pedestrians across other lanes.
- In a roundabout, give way to traffic already circulating unless signs say otherwise. Signal right before your exit and keep to the right-hand lane unless markings direct otherwise.
Worked example
You drive a tractor and trailer out of a farm road onto an unmarked T-junction. A car approaches from your right on the main road. There is no yield sign. Reasoning: the default right-hand rule applies, so the car from the right has priority. Even if the car is far away, your combination needs a long gap: the trailer must clear the junction before the car arrives. Waiting for a gap that clears the whole combination is the correct answer, not creeping out because the tractor alone fits.
Traps that cost marks
- Assuming a tractor has priority because it is slow or large.
- Forgetting that the trailer is still in the junction after the tractor has cleared.
- Entering a roundabout without yielding to circulating traffic.
- Signalling left instead of right when leaving a roundabout.
- Turning across a cycle path without checking for cyclists going straight.