Right-of-Way

Study questions with answers

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. 1. You are pulling out of a driveway onto a main road. Who has the right-of-way?

   Correct answer: Traffic already on the main road

   A driver entering a road from a driveway, alley, or roadside must yield to vehicles already on the main road.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way

2. 2. At a four-way stop, two cars arrive at exactly the same moment. Who has the right-of-way?

   Correct answer: The car on the right

   When vehicles reach a four-way stop simultaneously, the one on the right goes first.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way

3. 3. You reach an intersection with no signs or signals and another vehicle approaches from your right. Who yields?

   Correct answer: You must yield to the vehicle on your right

   At an uncontrolled intersection, drivers must yield to vehicles coming from the right.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way

4. 4. You want to turn left at an intersection while an oncoming car continues straight. What must you do?

   Correct answer: Yield to the oncoming vehicle

   A driver turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles that are going straight.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way

5. 5. A pedestrian using a white cane or a guide dog is crossing the road. What must you do?

   Correct answer: Stop and remain stopped until they cross

   A pedestrian with a guide dog or white cane has the absolute right-of-way. Stop and stay stopped, and do not use your horn, which could confuse them.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way

6. 6. A police officer directing traffic signals you to proceed, but the traffic light is red. What should you do?

   Correct answer: Obey the officer's signal

   You must obey a law enforcement officer's directions even when they contradict the traffic signal.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way

7. 7. A train is approaching a crossing you are about to reach. What must you do?

   Correct answer: Yield to the train and wait

   You must yield the right-of-way to trains crossing the roadway. Never try to beat a train across the tracks.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way

8. 8. As you approach a roundabout with traffic already circulating, who has the right-of-way?

   Correct answer: The traffic already in the roundabout

   Traffic entering a roundabout must yield to vehicles already circulating and to pedestrians in the crosswalk.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Rules of the Road (Roundabouts)

9. 9. Where a bicycle path crosses the roadway, what is a driver's obligation?

   Correct answer: Yield to bicyclists crossing there

   Drivers must yield the right-of-way to bicyclists and pedestrians where a bike path or bike lane intersects the road.

   Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way

10. 10. When one vehicle overtakes another traveling the same direction, who must yield?

    Correct answer: The overtaking vehicle

    The overtaking driver must yield to the vehicle being passed, even when that vehicle is slowing or stopping.

    Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way

11. 11. Two vehicles reach a four-way stop at clearly different times. Who proceeds first?

    Correct answer: The one that stopped first

    At a four-way stop, the driver who arrives and stops first has the right to go first.

    Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way

12. 12. A city bus signals to pull back into your lane from a stop. What does Connecticut law require?

    Correct answer: Yield and let the bus merge

    Drivers must yield to a bus traveling in the same direction when the bus signals its intent to re-enter traffic.

    Source: CT Driver's Manual — Right-of-Way