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. In a weave lane that serves as both an entrance and exit for an expressway, who must yield?

   Correct answer: The driver entering from the ramp

   In a weave lane, a car merging in from the ramp has to give way to the car that is leaving the highway.

   Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Weave Lane

2. 2. Who generally has the right-of-way at intersections in most cases?

   Correct answer: Pedestrians

   Walkers usually get priority wherever roads cross, and an unmarked crosswalk exists at every such junction even when no lines are painted.

   Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Pedestrians

3. 3. At a four-way (multi-way) stop, if two vehicles arrive at about the same time, who yields?

   Correct answer: The driver on the right has the right-of-way

   At a multi-way stop, when two drivers arrive at the same time the driver must yield to the vehicle on the right. You also yield to any vehicle already stopped at the intersection.

   Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Intersections

4. 4. A driver pulling out from a private road or driveway onto a main road must do what?

   Correct answer: Give way to all traffic already on the main road

   Anyone pulling out of a driveway or private road has to let all the traffic already on the main road go by first.

   Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Uncontrolled Intersections

5. 5. What must a driver do when a person who is blind steps into the road with a white or metallic cane or a guide dog?

   Correct answer: Stop and yield the right-of-way

   The law specifically requires drivers to stop and give the right-of-way to a blind person using a white or metallic cane or accompanied by a guide dog.

   Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Visually Challenged Persons

6. 6. When an emergency vehicle approaches sounding a siren and flashing lights, what should a driver do?

   Correct answer: Move to the far right, stop, and let it pass

   Pull all the way over to the far right, come to a stop, and let the emergency vehicle go by; afterward keep back at least 300 feet.

   Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Pull Over for Emergency Vehicles

7. 7. Where must a driver stop before proceeding at a stop sign in New Jersey?

   Correct answer: No more than five feet from the closest crosswalk or stop line

   You have to make a full stop no farther than five feet from the closest crosswalk or stop line, then yield before proceeding.

   Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Intersections

8. 8. At a traffic circle in New Jersey, when a driver is unsure who has the right-of-way, what basic rule applies?

   Correct answer: The vehicle to the left yields to the one on the right

   There are no fixed rules for traffic circles, but when in doubt the driver should use caution and remember that the vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle approaching from the right.

   Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Traffic Circle

9. 9. When a yield sign controls the intersection you are entering, what is required?

   Correct answer: Reduce speed and give way to cross-road traffic, stopping if needed

   A yield sign means you reduce speed and let vehicles on the crossing road go, coming to a stop if that is what safety requires.

   Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Intersections

10. 10. When must a driver yield to a bus?

    Correct answer: When the bus is re-entering traffic after a stop

    Non-emergency vehicles must yield the right-of-way to a bus that is re-entering the flow of traffic after dropping off or picking up passengers.

    Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Yielding to Buses

11. 11. When a traffic signal is dark due to a power failure, how is the intersection treated?

    Correct answer: As a four-way stop

    When a traffic signal is not lit because of a power failure or malfunction, the intersection is treated as a four-way stop.

    Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Uncontrolled Intersections

12. 12. A driver making a left turn at an intersection must do what?

    Correct answer: Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk

    A left-turning driver has to let oncoming vehicles clear first and must stop for anyone walking in the crosswalk.

    Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Intersections