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New York 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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10 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.
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1. Before you pull out of a driveway or parking lot onto a street, you must:
Correct answer: Yield to traffic and pedestrians already using the road and sidewalk
Vehicles already on the roadway and pedestrians on the sidewalk have the right-of-way. Stop, look both ways, and wait for a clear gap before entering the street.
2. Your light turns green, but a car that entered earlier is still finishing a left turn in front of you. What must you do?
Correct answer: Let that driver finish the turn before you enter
A green light does not settle every conflict at an intersection. Anyone already inside the crossing keeps the right-of-way, so hold back until that vehicle has cleared before you move in.
3. You are turning left at an intersection with a green light (no green arrow). Who must you yield to?
Correct answer: Oncoming traffic and pedestrians
A green light (without a green arrow) lets you turn left only after yielding to oncoming vehicles and to pedestrians in the crosswalk. Wait for a safe gap before turning.
Source: New York State Driver's Manual — Intersections and Turns
4. A private car showing a flashing blue light comes up behind you. What does the law require?
Correct answer: You do not have to yield, but giving way as a courtesy helps
A blue light marks the personal vehicle of a volunteer firefighter answering an alarm, and a green one marks a volunteer ambulance or rescue member. Neither counts as an authorized emergency vehicle, so you are not obliged to yield, though letting them by when it is safe is the courteous thing to do. Their drivers must still obey every traffic law.
5. You have a green light, but traffic is backed up on the far side of the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait where you are until there is room to clear the crossing completely
Pulling in when you cannot get all the way through strands your car in the crossing and blocks the cross street once the light changes. Stay behind the line until the queue ahead moves far enough for your whole vehicle to clear.
6. A pedestrian using a white cane or led by a guide dog steps toward the roadway ahead of you. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop and give them the right-of-way
A white cane or a guide dog identifies a pedestrian who is blind or has low vision. New York law requires you to stop and yield the right-of-way. Do not honk, which can be disorienting.
7. As you approach and enter a roundabout, who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: Traffic already traveling in the roundabout
In a roundabout you must yield to traffic already circulating. Wait for a gap, enter to the right, keep moving in one direction, and signal before you exit.
Source: New York State Driver's Manual — Intersections and Turns
8. A pedestrian is crossing in a marked crosswalk ahead of you. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop and let the pedestrian cross safely
Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. Stop and let them finish crossing before you proceed, even if that means waiting through a green light.
9. You are merging onto a highway from an entrance ramp. Who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: Traffic already traveling on the highway
Traffic already on the highway has the right-of-way. Use the entrance ramp and acceleration lane to match the speed of highway traffic, then merge smoothly into a gap. Do not stop on the ramp unless traffic forces you to.
10. You reach an intersection with no signs or signals at the same time as a car on your right. Who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: The car on your right
At an uncontrolled intersection, yield to the vehicle on your right when you arrive at about the same time. Making eye contact and going one at a time keeps everyone safe.
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