Priority over oncoming traffic
Priority signs

Priority over oncoming traffic

At a narrow section, you have priority over vehicles coming towards you, but proceed only when the way is clear.

The sign gives your direction priority through a narrow section. Check that you can proceed safely and allow vehicles already passing through to clear the section.

The Vienna Convention model B,6 is a blue rectangular sign with two opposing arrows. The white arrow points upwards for your direction, while the red arrow points downwards for oncoming traffic; the United Kingdom’s 811 uses these colours and directions.

How it looks in each country

Official sign in each country; the code is its number in the national rules. Signs that come in two directions show the left and the right version.

  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Vienna Convention model)
    Vienna Convention modelCode B,6
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Austria)
    AustriaCode 7a
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Belgium)
    BelgiumCode B21
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Bulgaria)
    BulgariaCode Б6
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (China)
    ChinaCode 示 15
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Croatia)
    CroatiaCode C01
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Czechia)
    CzechiaCode P-8
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Denmark)
    DenmarkCode B19
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Estonia)
    EstoniaCode 232
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Finland)
    FinlandCode B3
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (France)
    FranceCode C18
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Germany)
    GermanyCode 308
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Greece)
    GreeceCode R-6
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Hungary)
    HungaryCode 14
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Indonesia)
    IndonesiaCode 7f
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Israel)
    IsraelCode 308
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Italy)
    Italy
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Latvia)
    LatviaCode 209
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Lithuania)
    LithuaniaCode 206
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Netherlands)
    NetherlandsCode F6
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Norway)
    NorwayCode 214
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Poland)
    PolandCode D-5
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Portugal)
    PortugalCode B6
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Romania)
    RomaniaCode B06
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Russia)
    RussiaCode 2.7
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Serbia)
    SerbiaCode III-1
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Slovakia)
    SlovakiaCode 304
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Slovenia)
    SloveniaCode III-1
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (South Africa)
    South AfricaCode IN20
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Spain)
    SpainCode r6
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Sweden)
    SwedenCode B7
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Switzerland)
    Switzerland
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Türkiye)
    TürkiyeCode B-37
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Ukraine)
    UkraineCode 2.6
  • Priority over oncoming traffic (Vietnam)
    VietnamCode I.406
Image credits

Sign images from Wikimedia Commons, used under their licences.