An ordinary bus and an ordinary rigid lorry enter a narrow passage simultaneously and cannot pass each other. There are no signs, officers or personnel directing passage, and no gradient determining a different priority. If one must reverse, which has priority under the regulatory order?

Correct answer

The bus will have right of way

The bus: vehicles intended for collective passenger transport precede lorries, tractor units and vans in Article 62. The distance each would have to reverse is not the deciding criterion here; it applies to vehicles of the same type or unlisted cases. Signs, instructions and special gradient rules can determine a different priority, so they are excluded from this situation.