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Arkansas Car / Permit: Right-of-Way practice test
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. You are waiting at an intersection to turn left while oncoming traffic runs straight through. You must
Correct answer: let the oncoming vehicles go by before turning
The guide puts the duty on the turning driver: a left turn yields to the vehicles coming straight at you.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, Right of Way
2. A pedestrian is crossing while using a white cane. Arkansas says that person
Correct answer: holds an unconditional right-of-way, and you should not sound the horn
The guide gives absolute right-of-way to a pedestrian with a white cane or a guide dog, and warns that a horn may confuse or frighten that person.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, Right of Way — Pedestrians
3. Crosswalks are not always painted. What does the guide tell drivers about pedestrians at intersections?
Correct answer: Watch for and yield to people crossing even where no markings exist
The guide points out that many crossings carry no paint at all, so drivers must look for people on foot at every intersection.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, Crosswalks and Stop Lines
4. A driver leaving a private driveway and joining a main road must
Correct answer: wait for the traffic already using the road
A driver coming out of a driveway, an alley or a roadside spot has to wait for whatever is already traveling on the roadway being joined.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, General Right of Way Rules
5. Two cars reach an intersection with no signs or signals at the same moment. Who gives way?
Correct answer: The driver yields to whichever vehicle is coming from the right
Where nothing controls the junction, the guide's rule is that a driver gives way to traffic approaching from the right-hand side.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, Right of Way at Stop Signs
6. A driver about to enter a roundabout or traffic circle is required to
Correct answer: give way to the vehicles already circulating
The guide's right-of-way rules place entering drivers behind those already traveling around the circle.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, Right of Way
7. You are pulling out of a shopping-center lot and your path crosses a sidewalk. What is required?
Correct answer: Yield to the people walking on the sidewalk
Anyone crossing a sidewalk to enter or leave a driveway, alley or parking lot has to yield to pedestrians, and driving on a sidewalk otherwise is unlawful.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, General Right of Way Rules
8. A driver overtaking another vehicle heading the same way must
Correct answer: yield to the vehicle being overtaken, even when it slows or stops
The guide notes that the vehicle ahead may be preparing to turn left or reacting to a hazard the overtaking driver cannot see.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, General Right of Way Rules — Passing
9. An approaching car has its turn signal blinking. Before you pull out, you should
Correct answer: wait until that car actually starts to turn
The guide warns that the other driver may be turning beyond your street or may simply have left the signal on from an earlier turn.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 5, Intersecting Traffic
10. How does the Arkansas guide describe the right-of-way rules themselves?
Correct answer: They decide who must give way; no driver is handed an absolute right to go
The guide stresses that the rules settle which vehicle waits, and that a driver still has to do everything possible to avoid striking anyone.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, Right of Way
11. At a four-way stop, which vehicle has the first claim to move?
Correct answer: The one that reached the intersection ahead of the others
At three-way, four-way and all-way stops the guide gives priority to whoever arrived first, once that driver has made a complete stop.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, Right of Way at Stop Signs
12. Arkansas tells drivers not to enter an intersection unless
Correct answer: they can pass all the way through without having to stop inside it
The guide asks drivers to hold back until traffic clears so the junction is not blocked, and notes that blocking one can bring a ticket.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, General Right of Way Rules
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