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. Besides other vehicles, who else must you yield to in a roundabout?

   Correct answer: Pedestrians and bicyclists

   Riders in a roundabout must yield to pedestrians and bicyclists as well as to circulating traffic.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Navigating Roundabouts

2. 2. As you enter a roundabout, to whom must you yield?

   Correct answer: Traffic already in the circle coming from your left, entering only when there is a safe gap

   In a roundabout you yield to traffic on your left and enter only when a safe gap appears.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Navigating Roundabouts

3. 3. A rider convicted of failure to yield right of way in Wisconsin is required to do what?

   Correct answer: Attend traffic safety school

   A conviction for failing to yield the right of way requires the driver to attend traffic safety school.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Driving

4. 4. A car is coming down an entrance ramp as you ride on the highway. What should you do?

   Correct answer: Give them room, changing lanes if one is open or adjusting speed to open a gap

   Drivers entering from a ramp may not see you, so give them space by changing lanes if you can, or by adjusting your speed to let them merge.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Merging Cars

5. 5. Where does the greatest potential for conflict between you and other traffic occur?

   Correct answer: At intersections, including driveways where traffic can cross your path

   Intersections, whether a busy urban crossing or a residential driveway, present the greatest chance of conflict because traffic can cross your path there.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Intersections

6. 6. A driver stopped at a side street looks right at you. What should you assume?

   Correct answer: Eye contact is no guarantee they see you or will yield, so stay ready to react

   Never rely on eye contact; drivers often look straight at a rider and still fail to register the motorcycle, so keep a space cushion and be ready to act.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Intersections

7. 7. At intersections, which vehicles pose the greatest danger to a motorcyclist?

   Correct answer: Cars turning left across your path, and cars pulling out from side streets

   Cars that turn left in front of you and cars that pull into your lane from side streets are the biggest intersection hazards for riders.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Intersections

8. 8. After you enter an intersection, how should you handle vehicles that are preparing to turn?

   Correct answer: Move away from them without a sudden change in speed or position

   Once in the intersection, ease away from vehicles preparing to turn, but avoid sudden changes in speed or position that might make a driver think you are about to turn.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Intersections

9. 9. If a car at an intersection could pull into your path, what is the safest assumption?

   Correct answer: Assume it will, and be ready to respond

   Good riders assume that if a car can enter their path, it will, and they prepare to take evasive action.

   Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Intersections

10. 10. The handbook warns that a car may turn left across your path even from which position?

    Correct answer: From the lane to your right

    Cars turning left in front of you, including those turning left from the lane to your right, are among the biggest dangers at intersections.

    Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Intersections

11. 11. In a roundabout, what does the handbook advise regarding large trucks?

    Correct answer: Give them extra room

    Large trucks need more space to navigate a roundabout, so give them extra room as you share the circle.

    Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Navigating Roundabouts

12. 12. When a rider is allowed to proceed cautiously through an unresponsive red light, what must they still do?

    Correct answer: Yield to vehicles crossing on the green signal and to any pedestrians and bikes in the intersection

    Even when permitted to move through a red signal that won't change, a rider must yield to vehicles proceeding on green and to any pedestrians and bicyclists in the intersection.

    Source: Wisconsin Motorcyclists' Handbook — Driving