General Provisions: How the Rules Fit Together
What this domain covers
The General provisions domain tests the framework rules behind every other topic: right-hand traffic, the legal hierarchy of traffic control, and the precise meaning of terms such as yield, advantage, overtaking and forced stop. The exam expects you to apply these definitions, not just recognise them.
Core rules
- Traffic keeps to the right; drive in the right-hand lane unless overtaking, queuing or preparing to turn.
- Control hierarchy: authorised official (traffic officer/regulator) > traffic signals > road signs > road markings. A controller's order overrides a green light.
- Yield (уступить дорогу) means you must not force another road user to change speed or direction. Advantage (преимущество) is the right to go first.
- Overtaking (обгон) is entering the oncoming lane to pass; passing a vehicle without leaving your lane is only advancing (опережение) and follows different rules.
- A forced stop is caused by vehicle failure, danger or a shifted load; it is not a planned stop.
- Minimum driving ages depend on category; category B requires 18 years.
Worked example
A driver approaches a green light, but a traffic officer stands in the road with a raised baton. The driver must stop. The green light gives permission only while no controller is directing traffic; the officer's signal is the highest authority.
Traps
- Treating yield as stop: you stop only if needed to give way.
- Confusing overtaking with a lane change.
- Assuming a sign permits a manoeuvre that the markings forbid.