Priority signs: who goes first?

Basic rule: a priority sign always overrides priority from the right. At every junction, look for the sign first; if there is none, look to your right.

The signs that make you give way

• B1 — Give way: triangle pointing downwards, red border. You slow down and let those travelling on the road you are joining go first. Road clear? You may pass without stopping.
• B5 — Stop: red octagon marked STOP. A complete stop is compulsory (wheels fully stationary) at the stop line, then you give way — even if the road is completely empty.
• B19 — Narrowing, priority to oncoming traffic: your arrow is red, you let oncoming vehicles through before entering the narrow section.

The signs that give you priority

• B9 — Priority road: yellow diamond with a white border. You keep priority at every junction, until the next sign.
• B11 — End of priority road: the same diamond, crossed out. Back to priority from the right: watch your right again!
• B15 — Right of way: you have priority, but only at that particular junction.
• B21 — Narrowing, you have priority: your arrow is black, oncoming vehicles must let you through.

And the B17?

The B17 (red-bordered triangle with a cross) warns of a junction where priority from the right applies. Careful: it gives you no priority at all. It is a warning — "here, give way to the vehicle coming from the right" — not an advantage.

On a moped, these signs apply to you exactly as they do to a car: at a stop sign, your wheels really do come to a standstill. And even when a sign gives you priority, remember you are still the most fragile road user at the junction — having priority does not make you invincible.