Start with the whole junction
A useful question is not simply “Which car goes first?” First identify your intended movement, the controls applying to your approach and every path your vehicle would cross. A correct answer should connect an observation to an action, rather than rely on which vehicle looks largest or closest in a picture.
The Danish category B curriculum, section 7.11, treats visibility, traffic controls and other road users as parts of the same approach. Give yourself time to inspect them. A view blocked by a hedge is missing information, not evidence that the road behind it is empty.
Sketching a simple junction can help during revision. Draw your route, then add each other road user’s route. Mark where they meet. This exposes a conflict that may be less obvious in a detailed illustration.
Separate direction from priority
A Danish blue D 11 mandatory-direction sign tells you which direction to take. It does not, by itself, grant priority over traffic crossing that route. The curriculum’s sign descriptions distinguish it from B 11 give way and B 13 stop. A stop instruction requires stopping, followed by the applicable yielding assessment.
Section 26 of Denmark’s Road Traffic Act sets out marked give-way duties, certain exits with an unconditional duty to yield, and the right-hand priority rule in other relevant crossing situations. Do not replace that assessment with “the wider road goes first.” These are Danish provisions, not a single rule for every European junction.
Try three worked situations
These hypothetical examples state the conditions needed for the answer. They are study exercises, not official examination questions.
1. A gap opens on only one side
You approach a Danish T-junction with B 11 give-way marking. You want to turn right. A car from your left has passed, but another vehicle from your right would conflict with your entry. Can you move because the first car has gone?
Check your reasoning
Wait for a suitable opportunity across the relevant traffic paths. Marked unconditional yielding concerns traffic from both sides. Section 26 also requires assessing position, distance and speed. The departure of one vehicle answers only one part of the question; inspect the remaining conflict before deciding.
2. A right-turn sign and a cyclist
A blue D 11 sign directs you right. There are no traffic lights. A cyclist beside you is continuing straight along the cycle track that your turn crosses. Does the arrow allow you to turn in front of the cyclist?
Check your reasoning
No. The direction instruction does not remove the cyclist conflict. The Danish Road Safety Council’s right-turn guidance explains the driver’s responsibility to yield to cyclists continuing straight. Allow the cyclist to pass before turning safely. A previous mirror check does not establish where the cyclist is now; reassess the path before crossing it.
3. A green light with a blocked exit
You have an ordinary green signal at a Danish crossroads. Traffic beyond the junction is stationary, leaving no room for your car to clear the crossing before cross traffic receives green. The driver behind sounds the horn. Should you follow the car ahead into the junction?
Check your reasoning
Remain behind the junction until there is room to clear it. The curriculum’s traffic-signal section explains that green does not permit entry when traffic would leave you blocking the crossing as signals change. The horn provides no new space. Check the exit as well as the signal.
When the scene is incomplete
Do not invent a missing sign, assume another driver has seen you or estimate a precise safe gap from an unscaled illustration. Name the uncertainty: a hidden cycle track, an unreadable supplementary plate or an obstructed exit. Then identify the observation that would resolve it.
For real driving, use your instructor’s guidance and the current rules and controls at the location. For a practice question, read the stated conditions and report an ambiguous image through our contact page.
Check what you learned
Return to each situation without opening its answer. Explain the controlling instruction, the conflicting path and your next action in one sentence. Then change one condition: remove a sign, add a cyclist or block the exit. Which part of your reasoning needs checking again?
Record the reason for a mistake, such as confusing direction with priority. That is more useful for your next session than remembering a vehicle’s colour. Continue with Denmark B practice and review the explanation after each attempt.
Sources and scope
- Danish Road Traffic Act, January 2026 consolidation (PDF)Section 26: junction caution, yielding and crossing conflicts.
- Færdselsstyrelsen category B curriculum, May 2026 (PDF)Sections 7.11–7.14: approaches, signs, signals and turns.
- Danish Road Safety Council: right turnsAdvice about turning across cyclists continuing straight.
References checked on 26 October 2026. This independent study guide is not an approved national course. Read our editorial policy for source use and review status.