Traffic rules and regulations (KRESZ)
The KRESZ domain is the backbone of the Hungarian A1 theory test. It checks whether you can apply the general rules of the road (KRESZ, 1/1975. KPM–BM rendelet) to a light motorcycle in real situations, not merely recite them.
Where the rules live
- Side of the road: Hungary drives on the right; keep as far right as is safe, but never so far that you lose visibility or escape space.
- Default limits: 50 km/h in built-up areas (lakott terület), 90 km/h on ordinary roads outside them, 110 km/h on expressways (gyorsforgalmi út) and 130 km/h on motorways (autópálya). A1 machines follow the same motorcycle rules.
- Unmarked junctions: where no sign or light gives priority, you must give way to vehicles approaching from your right ("jobbra elsőbbség").
- Roundabouts: you yield to traffic already circulating unless signs say otherwise.
- Crossings: pedestrians on the zebra have priority; overtaking at a pedestrian crossing is forbidden.
- Buses: in built-up areas a scheduled bus pulling out of a stop has priority - ease off.
- Alcohol: zero tolerance, with no exceptions for riders.
Worked example
You reach a crossroads with no signs and no lights. A car approaches from your right and a tram comes from your left. The car has priority over you because it is on your right, so you slow and prepare to stop. The tram runs on rails and has priority over road vehicles, so you must not cut across it either. Reasoning: unmarked junction means the right-hand rule; rail traffic overrides it.
Traps that cost marks
- "Elsőbbségadás kötelező" does not require a full stop - only "ÁLLJ!" does.
- A flashing yellow light means the signals are out of service and sign or general rules apply.
- Turning left, you yield to oncoming traffic, not just to pedestrians.
- Overtaking is banned at crossings and wherever a solid line or "Előzni tilos" sign forbids it.