Kentucky 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.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · 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. At a school crossing, a traffic patrol member signals for you to stop. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop and yield as directed
In a school zone you must obey the slower limit and stop and yield when a school crossing patrol signals you to do so.
2. At an intersection of a small side road and a main road, which driver yields?
Correct answer: The driver on the minor road
Drivers on a minor road must yield to those traveling on the main road.
3. Before completing a left turn at an intersection, you must yield to whom?
Correct answer: Oncoming traffic, including vehicles turning right
A left-turning driver must yield to opposing traffic, which includes vehicles from the other direction that are turning right.
4. Two vehicles reach a four-way stop at exactly the same moment. Who goes first?
Correct answer: The driver on the right
When two drivers arrive together at a four-way stop, the one on the right has the right of way.
5. A funeral procession led by an escort with flashing lights is moving through an intersection. What is true?
Correct answer: The procession has the right of way through the intersection
A funeral procession led by an escort displaying flashing lights holds the right of way at an intersection, and you must not cut through it.
6. Which principle best describes how to handle the right of way?
Correct answer: Right of way is something you give, not something to assume you have
No driver should assume the right of way is automatically theirs; the rules tell you when to yield, and safety comes first.
7. While on an entrance ramp merging onto an interstate, who must yield?
Correct answer: You, the driver on the ramp
Traffic already on a limited-access highway has the right of way; drivers on the acceleration ramp must yield and merge safely.
8. A pedestrian crosses mid-block where there is no crosswalk. According to the rules, who must yield?
Correct answer: The pedestrian must yield to vehicles
A person crossing away from a crosswalk must yield to vehicles, though a careful driver still tries to avoid a crash.
9. Which driver generally has the right to proceed first through an uncontrolled intersection?
Correct answer: The one who reached the intersection first
The driver who arrives at or reaches the intersection before you should be allowed to go first.
10. An emergency vehicle approaches with lights flashing and siren sounding. What should you do?
Correct answer: Pull to the right edge, clear of intersections, and stop
You must yield by moving to the right side of the road, staying clear of intersections, and stopping until the emergency vehicle passes.
11. Your light is green but a pedestrian is still finishing crossing in the intersection. What must you do?
Correct answer: Yield to the pedestrian before going
Even with a green light, you must yield to any pedestrian still in the intersection.
12. A pedestrian using a white cane or guided by a service dog is crossing ahead. What is your duty?
Correct answer: Yield the right of way to them
Kentucky law requires drivers to yield to a blind pedestrian carrying a white cane or accompanied by an assistance dog.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual — Blind Pedestrian Right-of-Way
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