When passing the crossroads in this situation

Explanation

You have the right to pass first.

Two elements of the picture determine everything. First, the yellow diamond "priority road" posted right beside your car on the right; that is, the road you are travelling on is the priority road. Second, the traffic light showing only a flashing amber. A flashing amber means "movement is permitted but the junction counts as uncontrolled"; that is, the light does not determine the order of passage, and the matter falls entirely back on the signs.

So this is a junction of a priority road and a minor road, and the rule is clear: a driver coming from the minor road must give priority to all priority-road vehicles, regardless of the direction they will subsequently take. Both the tram on the left and the lorry on the right reach the junction from the minor road, so both must wait.

The most important thing to memorise is here: the tram's precedence is not absolute. A tram has precedence over non-rail vehicles only at a junction of equal-status roads. When the tram enters from the minor road and you are on the priority road, that precedence disappears and priority is yours.

Even so, the safety reason requires that you do not rely entirely on your legal right. A tram weighs tens of tonnes, runs on rails and cannot deviate; its stopping distance is several times a passenger car's. If you see its driver is not slowing, having priority will not help you. Before entering, assess the speed of both vehicles.

• This recalls the tram's general precedence but not its qualification: that precedence holds only at a junction of equal-status roads, and a tram entering from the minor road gives priority to the priority road. • The lorry also comes from the minor road, and its size creates no legal advantage; the criterion is only whether the road is a priority or a minor one. • Lumping all the options together looks safe, but it contradicts the priority-road sign beside you outright.

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