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. You approach a pedestrian using a white cane or a guide dog. What should you do?

   Correct answer: Stop at least ten feet away until they leave the road

   You must yield to a pedestrian using a guide dog or white cane and stop at least ten feet away until the person is off the roadway.

   Source: Section 3: The Basics — A. Right-Of-Way

2. 2. An emergency vehicle is approaching with its lights and siren on. You must:

   Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way to it

   You must yield to emergency vehicles that are using their lights and sirens.

   Source: Section 3: The Basics — A. Right-Of-Way

3. 3. In addition to circulating traffic, what else must you yield to when entering a roundabout?

   Correct answer: Pedestrians and bicycles

   When approaching a roundabout you must yield to pedestrians and bicycles as well as to vehicles already in it.

   Source: Section 6: Driving Situations — A. Roundabouts

4. 4. At an uncontrolled intersection with no signals or signs, you should yield to vehicles coming from:

   Correct answer: Your right

   Where there are no signals, you must yield to vehicles approaching from your right.

   Source: Section 3: The Basics — A. Right-Of-Way

5. 5. At an intersection with no signals, which statement about right-of-way is true?

   Correct answer: You should not assume any driver automatically goes first

   You should never simply assume the car on the right always goes first; every situation is different, so be ready to yield to avoid a collision.

   Source: Section 3: The Basics — A. Right-Of-Way

6. 6. You are stopped at a light that turns green, but cross traffic is still clearing the intersection. You should:

   Correct answer: Let the cross traffic clear before proceeding

   When your light turns green, you must let any cross traffic finish clearing the intersection before you go ahead.

   Source: Section 5: Signals, Pavement Markings and Lane Controls — A. Traffic Signals

7. 7. When you are preparing to make a left turn or a U-turn, you must yield to:

   Correct answer: Approaching vehicles from the other direction

   Drivers turning left or making a U-turn must give the right-of-way to vehicles approaching from the opposite direction.

   Source: Section 3: The Basics — A. Right-Of-Way

8. 8. At an uncontrolled T-intersection, the driver on the road that ends must:

   Correct answer: Yield to the cross traffic on the through road

   At an uncontrolled T-intersection you must yield to the cross traffic already traveling on the through road.

   Source: Section 3: The Basics — A. Right-Of-Way

9. 9. As you approach a roundabout, you must yield to:

   Correct answer: Traffic already traveling in the roundabout

   Before entering a roundabout you yield to pedestrians, bicyclists, and any traffic already circulating in it.

   Source: Section 6: Driving Situations — A. Roundabouts

10. 10. Another vehicle is passing you on the left, traveling in the same direction. You should:

    Correct answer: Give it the right-of-way to complete the pass

    You must yield to a vehicle that is passing you on the left or right while going the same direction.

    Source: Section 3: The Basics — A. Right-Of-Way

11. 11. At a four-way stop, a bicyclist reaches the stop line before you do. You should:

    Correct answer: Let the bicyclist go first

    The bicyclist or driver who arrives at a four-way stop first has the right-of-way and should go first.

    Source: Section 3: The Basics — A. Right-Of-Way

12. 12. Two vehicles reach a four-way stop at exactly the same moment. Who has the right-of-way?

    Correct answer: The driver on the right

    When drivers arrive at a four-way stop at the same time, the one on the right proceeds first.

    Source: Section 3: The Basics — A. Right-Of-Way