Arizona Car / Permit practice
Right-of-Way
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Questions reviewed against the official Arizona driver handbook · July 7, 2026
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12 sample Right-of-Way questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
1. In a roundabout, drivers entering the circle must:
Correct answer: Yield to traffic already circulating
Vehicles already in the roundabout have the right-of-way; entering drivers yield, enter to the right of the island, and do not stop once inside.
2. Under Arizona's Move Over law, when you pass a vehicle stopped on the roadside with flashing lights you must:
Correct answer: Move over one lane, or slow down if moving over is unsafe
The Move Over law requires you to change lanes away from the stopped vehicle when possible, or reduce speed and use caution if you cannot.
3. In which situation do you NOT have to stop for a stopped school bus?
Correct answer: You are on the opposite side of a divided roadway with a physical barrier between directions
A physical divider such as a median or barrier removes the duty to stop when you are traveling the opposite direction; painted stripes alone do not count.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual — School Buses and School Zones
4. At an uncontrolled intersection where two vehicles arrive at about the same time, who must yield?
Correct answer: The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
When two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection together, the driver on the left must yield to the one on the right.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual — Uncontrolled Intersections
5. A driver approaching a crosswalk where a pedestrian is crossing must:
Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
You must yield to pedestrians in marked or unmarked crosswalks and may not pass a vehicle stopped for a pedestrian.
6. When you enter a road from a private driveway or alley, you must:
Correct answer: Stop before the sidewalk and yield to pedestrians and traffic
Before crossing the sidewalk from a driveway or alley, stop and yield to any pedestrians and oncoming vehicles first.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual — Alleys and Driveways
7. A driver entering the roadway from a side road should not assume an oncoming vehicle with its turn signal on will actually turn, because:
Correct answer: The other driver may not complete the turn, so wait until they clearly commit
Do not rely on another driver's signal; wait until you see the vehicle actually begin the turn before you pull out.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual — Entering/Crossing Traffic
8. On an undivided road, when a school bus stops with red lights flashing and its stop-arm out, oncoming drivers must:
Correct answer: Come to a complete stop until the lights and arm are withdrawn
On an undivided road you must stop for a stopped school bus regardless of your direction and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing and the arm folds in.
Source: Arizona Driver License Manual — School Buses and School Zones
9. An approaching emergency vehicle using its siren and lights requires you to:
Correct answer: Pull to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes
Yield to emergency vehicles by moving to the right and stopping until they have gone by.
10. You must give the right-of-way to a funeral procession when it is:
Correct answer: Led by an escort vehicle displaying a flashing red or blue light
You must give way to vehicles in a funeral procession that is being led by a funeral escort vehicle showing a flashing red or blue light.
11. When a green light turns on at an intersection, you must still:
Correct answer: Yield to pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection
Even with a green light you must let pedestrians finish crossing and yield to any vehicle still clearing the intersection.
12. At a 'T' intersection with no signals, the driver on the road that ends must:
Correct answer: Yield to traffic on the through (cross) street
Where a street dead-ends into a through road, the driver on the ending street must yield to vehicles on the continuing cross street.
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