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Washington Motorcycle: 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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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.
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1. Why should you check your mirrors often while stopped at an intersection?
Correct answer: To stay aware of traffic behind you and help avoid being rear-ended
Checking mirrors keeps you aware of traffic approaching from behind so you can react and help avoid a rear-end collision.
Source: Washington Motorcycle Operator's Manual — Strategies for the Street: Intersections
2. At a two-way stop you intend to turn, while a vehicle coming from the opposite direction is carrying on straight through. What is expected of you?
Correct answer: Wait and let the through vehicle clear the intersection
At a two-way stop the driver who is turning gives way; traffic continuing straight ahead through the junction holds the right-of-way.
Source: Washington Driver Guide — Common Intersections, Two-way stop (4.13)
3. A person on foot is crossing the roadway ahead of you. How far should they get before you continue?
Correct answer: Beyond your lane and the next lane over as well
Hold still until the person walking has left your lane plus the lane beyond it; someone using a wheelchair, cane or service animal should reach the far side of the street first.
Source: Washington Driver Guide — Sharing with People (4.1)
4. Your light turns green at an intersection. Even though you have the right-of-way, what remains your responsibility?
Correct answer: To look and make sure the way is clear before entering
Even with a green light, it is your responsibility to look and make sure traffic is clear before pulling into the intersection.
Source: Washington Motorcycle Operator's Manual — Preparing to Ride: Create Your Own Safety by Taking Responsibility
5. Where do the majority of motorcycle-versus-vehicle collisions happen?
Correct answer: At intersections
Most collisions between motorcycles and other vehicles occur at intersections.
Source: Washington Motorcycle Operator's Manual — Strategies for the Street: Intersections
6. You and another vehicle reach a four-way stop at almost exactly the same moment. Who moves through first?
Correct answer: The vehicle on the right
When arrivals at an all-way stop are essentially simultaneous, Washington law settles it by position: the driver whose vehicle sits on the right is the one who goes ahead.
Source: Washington Driver Guide — Common Intersections, Four-way stop (4.13)
7. You are riding on a gravel road that meets a paved street at an intersection with no signs or signals at all. What must you do?
Correct answer: Give way to traffic on the paved street before entering
Ordinary right-of-way law still governs an intersection with no control devices, and a driver coming off an unpaved surface onto a paved one has to give way.
Source: Washington Driver Guide — Other Intersections, Uncontrolled intersection (4.15)
8. Another driver runs a red light and hits you as you enter an intersection. What does the manual say about responsibility?
Correct answer: You still own some of the responsibility, so you should have looked first
Even when another driver is legally at fault, you still share responsibility, so you should always look before entering.
Source: Washington Motorcycle Operator's Manual — Preparing to Ride: Create Your Own Safety by Taking Responsibility
9. What is the most common type of collision between a car and a motorcycle at an intersection?
Correct answer: A car turning left across the rider's path
The most frequent intersection crash occurs when a car turns left directly across the motorcycle's path.
Source: Washington Motorcycle Operator's Manual — Strategies for the Street: Intersections
10. You see a car stopped at a green light as you approach an intersection. What should you predict?
Correct answer: That the driver is probably waiting to turn
A vehicle waiting at a green light is likely preparing to turn, so anticipate that and be ready to react.
Source: Washington Motorcycle Operator's Manual — Strategies for the Street: Intersections
11. As you approach a busy intersection, what does it mean to 'cover' your controls?
Correct answer: Being ready to use the clutch and brakes at a moment's notice
Covering the controls means getting ready to operate the clutch and brakes so you can use them instantly if needed.
Source: Washington Motorcycle Operator's Manual — Strategies for the Street: Intersections
12. Before you proceed through an intersection, what should you confirm about other road users?
Correct answer: That they have come to a stop
Make sure other road users have actually stopped before you move through an intersection, rather than assuming they will yield.
Source: Washington Motorcycle Operator's Manual — Strategies for the Street: Intersections
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