Right-of-Way

Study questions with answers

9 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. When you pull out from a private driveway or alley onto a street, you must:

   Correct answer: yield to traffic on the street and to pedestrians on the sidewalk

   A vehicle entering a road from a driveway, alley, or private property must yield to all traffic already on the road and to pedestrians on the sidewalk before entering.

   Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Right-of-Way

2. 2. You have a green light (no arrow) and want to turn left across oncoming traffic. You must:

   Correct answer: yield to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians, then turn when it is safe

   A green light without an arrow does not give you the right-of-way to turn left. You must yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians first.

   Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Right-of-Way

3. 3. As you approach and enter a roundabout, you must:

   Correct answer: yield to traffic already in the roundabout and enter when there is a safe gap

   Traffic already in the roundabout has the right-of-way. Slow down, yield to vehicles and pedestrians, and enter only when there is a safe gap, keeping to the right (counterclockwise).

   Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Right-of-Way

4. 4. An emergency vehicle with flashing lights and a siren is coming up behind you. You should:

   Correct answer: pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes

   Yield to emergency vehicles by pulling to the right and stopping. This clears a path so they can reach the emergency quickly and safely.

   Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Right-of-Way

5. 5. Two vehicles arrive at an intersection with no signs or signals at the same time. Which driver should yield?

   Correct answer: the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right

   At an uncontrolled intersection where two cars arrive together, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.

   Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Right-of-Way

6. 6. When you are entering a freeway from an entrance ramp, you should:

   Correct answer: match traffic speed, yield to vehicles already on the freeway, and merge into a gap

   Traffic already on the freeway has the right-of-way. Use the ramp to reach traffic speed, then merge smoothly into a safe gap.

   Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Entering Freeways

7. 7. A pedestrian is crossing in a marked crosswalk ahead of you. You should:

   Correct answer: stop and yield the right-of-way until the pedestrian has crossed

   Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. Stop and let them finish crossing safely before you proceed.

   Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Right-of-Way

8. 8. You are driving on a road that dead-ends at a T-intersection. Traffic on the through road:

   Correct answer: has the right-of-way, so you must yield before entering or turning

   At a T-intersection, the road that ends must yield. Drivers on the continuing (through) road have the right-of-way.

   Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Right-of-Way

9. 9. Several vehicles reach a four-way stop at different times. Who should go first?

   Correct answer: the driver who came to a complete stop first goes first

   At a four-way stop, the driver who comes to a complete stop first proceeds first. If two arrive at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

   Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Right-of-Way