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End of priority road (sign 307) in the German driving test: what the examiner looks for

§ 42 StVO with annex 3 no. 3 (sign 307)·With Pro·Updated: October 2026·DriveDE

In short: At "End of priority road (sign 307)" the examiner mainly wants to see: Spot sign 307: my priority ends; Reduce speed, approach ready to brake; From here the general rules apply: right before left, unless signs or lights say otherwise; Check the crossing for further signs and markings. A severe mistake that can end the test: drive through at the same speed, I come from the priority road.

You drive on a priority road. Before a crossing is the sign “end of priority road” (sign 307). The crossing has no other signs and no traffic light. A car approaches from the right.

The examiner says„Fahren Sie bitte geradeaus weiter.“
"Please continue straight ahead."

What you have to show

The right order

  1. Spot sign 307: the priority ends
  2. Reduce speed, ready to brake
  3. Check the crossing for signs, lights and markings
  4. Look right: right before left applies
  5. Look left as well, watch for pedestrians and cyclists
  6. Give way to the car from the right, then drive on

Typical mistakes

Drive through at the same speed, I come from the priority road severe mistakeSign 307 cancels your priority. From the crossing the car from the right has priority.
Only look at signs and not to the rightWithout further signs the traffic from the right decides. You have to see it to give way.

What the examiner records in the protocol

The examiner files every situation under five competence areas in the electronic test protocol. This is how the points of this situation are spread:

Observation of traffic
  • Spot sign 307: my priority ends
  • From here the general rules apply: right before left, unless signs or lights say otherwise
  • Check the crossing for further signs and markings
  • Look right
  • Look left as well
Adaptation of speed
  • Reduce speed, approach ready to brake
  • Give way to the car from the right severe mistake

How the examiner grades: the electronic test protocol explained →

A strong answer

I spot sign 307: my priority ends. I reduce speed and approach ready to brake. At the crossing I check for further signs and markings. If they are missing, right before left applies. I look to the right and I look left as well, and give way to the car from the right. Only then do I drive on.

What the law says

§ 42 StVO with annex 3 no. 3 (sign 307): end of priority road. Annex 3 no. 2 (sign 306): priority lasts until the next sign 205, 206 or 307. After that § 8 (1) sentence 1 StVO applies: at crossings and junctions, whoever comes from the right has priority. This does not apply when priority is specially regulated by signs (signs 205, 206, 301, 306, § 8 (1) sentence 2 no. 1 StVO). A traffic light takes precedence over all of these (§ 37 (1) StVO).

Legal text: § 42 StVO · § 8 StVO · § 37 StVO · Anlage 3 StVO · Anlage 2 StVO (Verkehrszeichen) (gesetze-im-internet.de)

Quick check

After sign 307, sign 301 (priority at the next crossing) stands at the crossing for your direction. A car comes from the right. Who goes first?

  1. You, because sign 301 gives you priority at this crossing
  2. The car from the right
  3. Whoever arrives first
Show the answer
A. Signs take precedence over right before left (§ 8 (1) sentence 2 no. 1 StVO). Sign 301 gives you priority at this crossing, even though sign 307 stood shortly before it. Sign 307 only ends the earlier priority road. You still stay ready to brake. Always check the signs at the crossing itself.
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