Right-of-Way Rules

Right-of-way rules decide who goes first at stop signs, uncontrolled intersections, crosswalks and merges. The law never gives anyone the right-of-way; it only says who must yield.

105 practice questions with answers. These rules are the same in every state.

Right-of-Way Rules quiz

Answer at your own pace. After each question you see the correct answer and why, and at the end a review of what you missed.

Quick quiz: 10 random questions on right-of-way rules; pass with 8 correct.

Right-of-Way Rules questions with answers

Two vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same moment from adjacent roads. Who should go first?
1. The driver on the right
2. Whoever accelerates first
3. The driver on the left
4. The heavier vehicle
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Answer A: The driver on the right

When two drivers stop at a four-way stop at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.
You reach a four-way stop after another driver has already stopped there. What should you do?
1. Proceed immediately because you are already stopped
2. Go first if your road is wider
3. Wait for the driver to wave you through before moving
4. Let the driver who stopped first proceed before you go
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Answer D: Let the driver who stopped first proceed before you go

At a four-way stop the vehicles proceed in the order they arrived, so a driver who stopped before you goes first.
You arrive at an intersection with no signs, no signals and no markings at the same time as a vehicle on the road to your right. What must you do?
1. Yield only if the other vehicle is larger than yours
2. Yield to the vehicle on your right
3. Continue because you are on the busier road
4. Sound your horn and cross first
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Answer B: Yield to the vehicle on your right

At an uncontrolled intersection you must yield to a vehicle already in the intersection or approaching from your right.
You are leaving a private driveway and entering a public street. What are you required to do?
1. Enter the street first, because drivers already on the roadway must make room for you
2. Stop and yield to traffic on the street and to pedestrians on the sidewalk
3. Yield to vehicles on the street, but not to pedestrians, because they must wait for you
4. Sound the horn once to claim a gap, then pull out slowly without stopping
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Answer B: Stop and yield to traffic on the street and to pedestrians on the sidewalk

A driver entering a roadway from a driveway, alley or private road must stop and yield to traffic on the roadway and to pedestrians on the sidewalk being crossed.
You are waiting to turn left at a solid green light with no green arrow. Oncoming traffic is approaching. What should you do?
1. Yield to the oncoming traffic and turn only when there is a safe gap
2. Turn if the oncoming driver is more than one car length away
3. Back out of the intersection and wait behind the stop line
4. Turn at once, because a green light gives you the right-of-way to turn
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Answer A: Yield to the oncoming traffic and turn only when there is a safe gap

A solid green light permits the left turn but does not protect it, so you must yield to oncoming vehicles and to pedestrians before turning.
Your road ends at a T-intersection with no signs or signals. Who has the right-of-way?
1. Traffic on the through road, and you must yield before entering
2. Whichever driver reaches the corner first
3. Traffic turning left onto your road
4. You, because your road ends and you have nowhere else to go
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Answer A: Traffic on the through road, and you must yield before entering

A driver on a road that ends at a T-intersection must yield to traffic on the through road that continues past the junction.
You are already inside a roundabout when an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren. What should you do?
1. Reverse out through the entry you used so the circulating lane is cleared at once
2. Continue to your exit, leave the roundabout, then pull over and stop
3. Stop immediately in the circulating lane and stay there until the vehicle has passed
4. Speed up and take the last exit without signaling, since a siren cancels that rule
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Answer B: Continue to your exit, leave the roundabout, then pull over and stop

Stopping inside a roundabout blocks the circulating roadway, so you should exit first and then pull over clear of the intersection.

Source: wsdot.wa.gov
You are approaching the entry of a modern roundabout. Who must you yield to?
1. Nobody, because a roundabout has no right-of-way rules and drivers simply take turns
2. Only vehicles that are signaling to exit, since the rest will keep circulating past you
3. Traffic already circulating in the roundabout, which approaches from your left
4. Traffic waiting at the entry to your right, which is entitled to enter before you do
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Answer C: Traffic already circulating in the roundabout, which approaches from your left

Traffic in a United States roundabout circulates counterclockwise, so drivers entering must look left and yield to vehicles already in the circulating roadway.

Source: wsdot.wa.gov
A pedestrian has stepped into a crosswalk at an intersection ahead of you. What is your obligation?
1. Sound the horn so the pedestrian moves faster
2. Proceed if the pedestrian is not directly in your lane yet
3. Yield and let the pedestrian finish crossing before you proceed
4. Yield only where the crosswalk is painted with white lines
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Answer C: Yield and let the pedestrian finish crossing before you proceed

Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk, and an intersection has a legal crosswalk whether or not lines are painted on the pavement.
You are approaching a highway-rail grade crossing marked only with a crossbuck sign. What does that sign require?
1. Yield to any approaching train and cross only when the tracks are clear
2. Sound your horn before crossing so any approaching train knows that you are there
3. Nothing at all, because the crossbuck only marks the location of the tracks
4. Come to a complete stop every single time, whether or not a train is anywhere in sight
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Answer A: Yield to any approaching train and cross only when the tracks are clear

The crossbuck is a regulatory yield sign, and a train can never stop or steer around a vehicle, so the driver must always give way.

Source: fmcsa.dot.gov
You are approaching a yield sign on a ramp that joins a busy street. What does the sign require?
1. Slow down, be ready to stop, and let the other traffic go first
2. Come to a full stop every time, even when the road you are joining is empty
3. Keep your speed and merge, because the traffic already there must open a gap
4. Sound the horn as a warning and continue, since a yield sign is only advisory
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Answer A: Slow down, be ready to stop, and let the other traffic go first

A yield sign means you must slow, be prepared to stop and give way to traffic on the road you are entering; a full stop is required only when traffic makes it necessary.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are on an entrance ramp merging onto a freeway. Who has to give way?
1. Freeway drivers must move over or slow down so every ramp vehicle can enter
2. You must yield and fit into a gap in the traffic already on the freeway
3. Whichever driver is traveling faster where the two lanes come together
4. Nobody has to yield, because the merge area belongs to both streams equally
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Answer B: You must yield and fit into a gap in the traffic already on the freeway

Traffic entering a highway must yield to traffic already on it. Use the acceleration lane to match speed and merge into a gap.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
Two vehicles meet on a steep, narrow mountain road with no room to pass. Which driver should back up?
1. The driver of the lighter vehicle, whichever way that driver happens to be going
2. The driver who reached the narrow section second, no matter how the road slopes
3. The driver heading downhill, who has more control while reversing
4. Neither one, since both should pull right and squeeze past each other slowly
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Answer C: The driver heading downhill, who has more control while reversing

On a narrow mountain road the vehicle facing downhill yields, because backing uphill gives better control than reversing down a grade.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
Your light turns green, but a vehicle is still in the middle of the intersection. What should you do?
1. Move ahead at once, because a green light gives you the right to enter
2. Sound your horn and edge forward so the other driver knows the light changed
3. Enter the intersection and pass behind that vehicle without changing speed
4. Wait until the intersection is clear before you move ahead
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Answer D: Wait until the intersection is clear before you move ahead

A green light means go only when the way is clear. Drivers already inside the intersection must be allowed to finish crossing.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are turning left at an intersection and an oncoming bicyclist is approaching in the bike lane. What must you do?
1. Turn quickly in front of the bicycle, since a rider can stop in a short distance
2. Yield and complete the turn only after the bicyclist has passed
3. Sound the horn so the rider slows, then make the turn without waiting
4. Proceed, because riders in a bike lane must yield to turning motor vehicles
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Answer B: Yield and complete the turn only after the bicyclist has passed

A bicycle in the roadway has the same right of way as a vehicle, so a left-turning driver must yield to an oncoming rider just as to an oncoming car.

Source: nhtsa.gov
Study tip. Rule out the options you know are wrong first. Two plausible answers are easier to choose between than four.
A traffic signal ahead is showing a flashing red light. What does it require?
1. Slow down and pass through carefully without stopping if no one is coming
2. Stop and stay stopped until the light stops flashing and shows a steady color
3. Stop completely, then go when the way is clear, as at a stop sign
4. Nothing in particular, because a flashing signal is only a warning to be alert
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Answer C: Stop completely, then go when the way is clear, as at a stop sign

A flashing red light has the same meaning as a stop sign: stop completely, yield to traffic and pedestrians, then proceed when it is safe.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
You approach an intersection where the signal is flashing yellow. What should you do?
1. Stop completely before the crosswalk and then proceed as at a stop sign
2. Stop and wait, because a flashing yellow means the signal is about to turn red
3. Keep your speed, since a flashing yellow tells cross traffic to stop for you
4. Slow down and cross the intersection with caution
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Answer D: Slow down and cross the intersection with caution

A flashing yellow signal warns you to slow down and cross with care; it does not require a stop, but it does not give you priority either.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
You arrive at an intersection where the traffic signals are completely dark after a power failure. What should you do?
1. Treat the intersection as an all-way stop and take turns
2. Treat it as a green light for the wider of the two roads that meet there
3. Continue through at your normal speed while sounding the horn to warn others
4. Stop at the line and wait until the signal works again or an officer arrives
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Answer A: Treat the intersection as an all-way stop and take turns

When a signal is dark or out of order, drivers on every approach must stop and proceed in turn, exactly as at a four-way stop.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
A police officer is directing traffic at an intersection and waves you through a red light. What should you do?
1. Stay stopped, because a signal always outranks a person standing in the road
2. Stop first and then follow the officer, treating the red light as a stop sign
3. Follow the officer, whose directions come before signs and signals
4. Ask the officer to confirm the instruction before you enter the intersection
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Answer C: Follow the officer, whose directions come before signs and signals

Directions given by a police officer or an authorized flagger override signs, signals and pavement markings.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
You are backing out of a space in a parking lot. Who has the right of way?
1. You do, once the rear of your vehicle has entered the driving lane behind you
2. The driver who is closest to the exit of the parking lot at that moment
3. Whoever moves first, because lot rules are not part of the traffic law
4. Traffic already moving in the lane, and pedestrians walking behind you
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Answer D: Traffic already moving in the lane, and pedestrians walking behind you

A driver backing out must yield to vehicles and pedestrians already using the lane, because backing is the movement with the poorest view.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
A pedestrian is crossing at a corner where no crosswalk is painted on the pavement. What is your duty?
1. Yield, because a legal crosswalk exists at the corner even without paint
2. Continue, since pedestrians may only cross where lines are painted on the road
3. Continue if you sound the horn first so that the pedestrian knows you are coming
4. Yield only when a sign at the corner tells drivers that pedestrians may cross
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Answer A: Yield, because a legal crosswalk exists at the corner even without paint

Every intersection has a crosswalk whether or not it is marked, and drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing there.

Source: nhtsa.gov
You have a green light and are turning right. Pedestrians are stepping off the curb into the crosswalk you are about to cross. What should you do?
1. Turn in front of them quickly, because a green light gives you priority
2. Wait and let them cross before completing your turn
3. Turn slowly around them while they are still inside the crosswalk
4. Move ahead if they are still on the far half of the crosswalk you will use
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Answer B: Wait and let them cross before completing your turn

A green light does not release a turning driver from yielding to pedestrians already in the crosswalk of the street being entered.

Source: nhtsa.gov
A school crossing guard steps into the roadway and holds up a stop paddle. What must you do?
1. Slow to a crawl and pass behind the guard if no child is stepping off the curb
2. Continue if the children are still on the sidewalk and not yet in the roadway
3. Sound your horn, since a crossing guard cannot legally stop moving traffic
4. Stop and stay stopped until the guard and the children have left the road
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Answer D: Stop and stay stopped until the guard and the children have left the road

A crossing guard directs traffic with legal authority; you must remain stopped until both the guard and the children are clear of the roadway.

Source: nhtsa.gov
You are in the middle of an intersection when you hear a siren and see an emergency vehicle approaching. What should you do?
1. Keep going, clear the intersection, then pull to the right and stop
2. Stop where you are at once, so the emergency vehicle can pick a way around you
3. Turn right immediately and drive along the shoulder until the siren has passed
4. Speed up and try to stay ahead of the emergency vehicle to the next side street
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Answer A: Keep going, clear the intersection, then pull to the right and stop

Stopping inside an intersection blocks the emergency vehicle. Clear the intersection first, then pull over to the right and stop.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
What does the traffic law actually say about the right of way?
1. It gives a permanent priority to the larger vehicle in any doubtful situation
2. It says who must yield; no driver is ever entitled to take the right of way
3. It gives the right of way to whichever driver signals first at a point of conflict
4. It applies only at intersections that carry signs, signals or painted markings
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Answer B: It says who must yield; no driver is ever entitled to take the right of way

The law describes who must yield. Right of way is something you give; insisting on it when another driver does not yield causes crashes.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
The gates at a railroad crossing begin to come down as you approach. What must you do?
1. Stop and wait until the gates are fully raised and the lights stop flashing
2. Cross quickly before the gates are all the way down if you see no train yet
3. Drive around the gates on the left half of the road once a train has gone by
4. Move up to the tracks and wait between the gates so you can leave without delay
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Answer A: Stop and wait until the gates are fully raised and the lights stop flashing

Once the gates start down you must stop clear of the tracks and wait until they are fully raised and the warning lights have stopped.

Source: railroads.dot.gov
The left-turn signal facing you shows a flashing yellow arrow. What does it mean?
1. You may turn left and oncoming traffic has been stopped by a red light
2. You must stop and wait for a green arrow before you may turn left at all
3. You may turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and to pedestrians
4. The signal has failed, so treat the intersection as though it were an all-way stop
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Answer C: You may turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and to pedestrians

A flashing yellow arrow permits a left turn but gives no protection, so you must yield to oncoming vehicles and to people in the crosswalk.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
You are about to leave a roundabout when a pedestrian steps into the crosswalk on your exit. What should you do?
1. Complete the exit quickly, since vehicles inside a roundabout always have priority
2. Yield to the pedestrian and wait for the crosswalk to clear
3. Stop in the circulating lane and wave the pedestrian across in front of you
4. Drive on and take the next exit instead, leaving that crosswalk behind you
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Answer B: Yield to the pedestrian and wait for the crosswalk to clear

Roundabout crosswalks sit on the entries and exits, and drivers must yield to pedestrians using them.

Source: highways.dot.gov
A pedestrian starts to cross against a Do Not Walk signal, right in front of you. What should you do?
1. Continue, because a pedestrian who crosses against the signal loses all protection
2. Sound the horn and keep moving so that the pedestrian steps back to the curb
3. Continue but move to the other side of your lane to pass around the pedestrian
4. Slow or stop and let the person reach safety
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Answer D: Slow or stop and let the person reach safety

Even when a pedestrian is crossing unlawfully, a driver must take reasonable care to avoid hitting that person.

Source: nhtsa.gov
You are waiting to enter a two-lane roundabout and traffic is circulating in both lanes. What must you do?
1. Yield to traffic in both circulating lanes before you enter
2. Yield only to the outer lane, because the inner lane has to exit later on
3. Enter as soon as the outer lane is clear and then merge toward the inside
4. Enter first, since joining traffic has priority
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Answer A: Yield to traffic in both circulating lanes before you enter

Every entry to a roundabout is a yield point, and at a two-lane roundabout that means giving way to vehicles in either circulating lane.

Source: highways.dot.gov
You are circulating in the inner lane of a two-lane roundabout, your exit is next, and a vehicle is beside you in the outer lane. What should you do?
1. Cross the outer lane at once, because exiting vehicles always have priority
2. Stop inside the roundabout and wait for the other driver to let you across
3. Keep circulating around the island and take that same exit on your next time around
4. Signal left and move across the outer lane before you reach the exit ramp
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Answer C: Keep circulating around the island and take that same exit on your next time around

You may not cut across a vehicle in the outer lane; if you cannot exit safely, continue around the circle and try again.

Source: highways.dot.gov
A large truck ahead of you in a roundabout is using part of both lanes as it goes around. What is the correct response?
1. Pass on the inside of the truck as it goes around
2. Stay back and give it room until it leaves the roundabout
3. Pull up alongside it in the outer lane so you are ready for your exit
4. Sound your horn to tell the driver to keep inside a single marked lane
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Answer B: Stay back and give it room until it leaves the roundabout

Long vehicles need extra width to get around the central island, so drivers behind must hold back rather than share the space beside them.

Source: highways.dot.gov
You are approaching the entry of a roundabout and a pedestrian is crossing the marked crosswalk on your approach lane. What must you do?
1. Move past the crosswalk to the yield line
2. Continue, because pedestrians must wait until the roundabout is empty
3. Sound your horn once and go around behind the person as they walk
4. Stop before the crosswalk and let the pedestrian cross
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Answer D: Stop before the crosswalk and let the pedestrian cross

Roundabout crosswalks sit a short distance back from the yield line, and drivers must yield there before they ever reach the circulating lanes.

Source: highways.dot.gov
A bicyclist is riding around a single-lane roundabout in the middle of the lane as you wait to enter. What is your duty?
1. Enter behind the bicyclist and pass inside the lane while circulating
2. Enter first, because bicycles must give way to motor vehicles here
3. Yield to the bicyclist just as you would to a car
4. Wait and then pass the bicyclist in the same lane at the first exit
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Answer C: Yield to the bicyclist just as you would to a car

A bicyclist using the roundabout is traffic like any other vehicle and has the same claim to the circulating lane.

Source: highways.dot.gov
You are stopped at the yield line of a roundabout when an emergency vehicle comes up behind you with lights and siren. What should you do?
1. Stay out of the roundabout and pull over to the right of your lane if there is room
2. Enter the roundabout quickly and stop on the far side of the circle
3. Drive into the roundabout and stop there so the siren can pass you
4. Reverse away from the yield line to open a gap behind your vehicle
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Answer A: Stay out of the roundabout and pull over to the right of your lane if there is room

Never enter a roundabout ahead of an emergency vehicle and never stop inside one; wait clear of the entry so the crew can get through.

Source: highways.dot.gov
Traffic is backed up just past the exit you want to use at a single-lane roundabout. What should you do?
1. Enter anyway and stop inside the circle until the queue starts moving
2. Enter and take a different exit, then work your way back around again
3. Enter and stop across the exit lane
4. Wait at the yield line until you can pass through and exit
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Answer D: Wait at the yield line until you can pass through and exit

You must not enter a roundabout unless you can clear it, because stopping inside blocks every other entry.

Source: highways.dot.gov
You reach an intersection with no signs, signals or markings clearly before a vehicle that is approaching on your right. What is the rule?
1. You must yield anyway, since the vehicle on the right always goes first
2. You may go first because you got there first
3. You must yield anyway, since the faster of the two vehicles goes first
4. Neither driver may move until one of them signals the other to go on
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Answer B: You may go first because you got there first

At an uncontrolled intersection the first driver to arrive goes first; the yield to the right rule only settles a tie.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are approaching an uncontrolled intersection on a residential street where parked cars hide the cross street. What is the correct approach?
1. Keep your speed up so you spend the least time inside the intersection
2. Slow enough to stop and creep out until you can see
3. Sound your horn continuously as you cross so others know you are there
4. Assume the cross street is clear
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Answer B: Slow enough to stop and creep out until you can see

Without a sign or signal you still have to be able to yield, and you cannot yield to traffic you have not seen.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same moment as a vehicle approaching from your left. What should you do?
1. Proceed, but only once you see that driver slowing
2. Stop and wave the other driver through the intersection ahead of you
3. Yield, because at an open intersection the vehicle on the left goes first
4. Accelerate through so the other driver has plenty of time to react
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Answer A: Proceed, but only once you see that driver slowing

You have the right of way over the vehicle on your left, but a right of way is something the other driver has to give, so confirm it before you commit.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You want to turn left at an intersection with no signs or signals and a vehicle is coming straight toward you from the opposite direction. What must you do?
1. Turn first and clear the intersection
2. Turn first, since the driver going straight can simply steer around you
3. Yield and turn after the oncoming vehicle has passed
4. Move into the middle and make the other driver stop behind your car
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Answer C: Yield and turn after the oncoming vehicle has passed

A driver turning left always gives way to oncoming traffic that is close enough to be a hazard, whether or not the intersection is controlled.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are stopped at a T-intersection and a driver on the through road is signaling a right turn into your road. What is the safe assumption?
1. The signal is a promise, so you can pull out as soon as you see it
2. The driver may not actually turn, so wait until the vehicle slows and starts turning
3. The signal means that driver is giving you the right of way to go first
4. The other driver must stop and let you out once the signal is flashing
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Answer B: The driver may not actually turn, so wait until the vehicle slows and starts turning

A blinking signal may have been left on by mistake or may be for the next street, so wait until the vehicle actually slows and turns.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are driving on the through road of a T-intersection and want to turn left into the side road. Oncoming traffic is approaching on the through road. What must you do?
1. Turn first, because the driver waiting in the side road has to yield to you
2. Turn first and let them wait
3. Yield to the oncoming traffic before you turn
4. Signal and turn at once, since oncoming drivers must slow for turning cars
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Answer C: Yield to the oncoming traffic before you turn

The vehicle waiting in the stem of the T yields to both of you, but you still owe the right of way to oncoming through traffic before turning across it.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You arrive at a four-way stop after two other vehicles have already stopped there. When is it your turn?
1. After both of the earlier vehicles have gone
2. As soon as the first vehicle moves, since only one car may wait at a time
3. Whenever another driver waves you on
4. Immediately, if your road is wider than the road the others came from
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Answer A: After both of the earlier vehicles have gone

Vehicles clear a four-way stop in the order they arrived, so the third driver to stop is the third to go.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You and a driver coming from the opposite direction reach a four-way stop at the same time and you are both going straight ahead. What happens next?
1. The driver on the wider of the two approach roads goes through first
2. You must wait, because a vehicle facing you always has to move first
3. Both drivers must wait until one of them signals the other to go on
4. Both of you may move off together, because your paths do not cross each other
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Answer D: Both of you may move off together, because your paths do not cross each other

Opposing vehicles that are both going straight do not cross paths, so they can move off together once the intersection is clear.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
At a four-way stop you and an opposing driver arrive together. You are going straight and the other driver is turning left across your path. Who goes first?
1. The turning driver, because a turn takes longer to complete than going straight
2. You do, because the left turn crosses your path
3. The turning driver, because vehicles turning left have priority at a stop sign
4. Whichever of you releases the brake and enters the intersection first
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Answer B: You do, because the left turn crosses your path

When two opposing drivers arrive together, the one going straight goes first and the left-turning driver yields.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
Study tip. When two answers both seem legal, pick the one that is safer for everyone on the road. That is how most tests are written.
You and an opposing driver reach a four-way stop at the same time and both of you are turning right. What should happen?
1. The driver on the busier road turns first
2. Each driver must wait for the other one to finish the turn completely
3. Both may turn at the same time into their own lanes
4. The driver on the wider road turns first and the other one waits there
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Answer C: Both may turn at the same time into their own lanes

Two opposing right turns take drivers into different lanes without crossing, so both can proceed together once pedestrians are clear.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
Four vehicles reach a four-way stop from all four directions at the same instant. How is the deadlock resolved?
1. The largest vehicle of the four is expected to move through first
2. The driver who reaches the intersection line closest to the middle goes
3. Each driver yields to the vehicle on the right and they go one by one
4. All four move at once, keeping to the right of the center of the crossing
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Answer C: Each driver yields to the vehicle on the right and they go one by one

Yielding to the right applies to every driver, so the group untangles itself as drivers take turns rather than moving together.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
At a four-way stop another driver pulls out ahead of you when it was clearly your turn. What is the correct response?
1. Move out at the same time, since the right of way was yours to use
2. Let that driver go through, then take your turn when the way is clear again
3. Sound your horn and continue, because the other driver has to yield
4. Stay stopped and refuse to move until the other driver reverses back
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Answer B: Let that driver go through, then take your turn when the way is clear again

Right of way is something you give, never something you take, so yielding to a driver who takes it wrongly avoids a crash you would otherwise share.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are stopped at a stop sign on a two-way stop intersection and the cross street has no stop signs at all. What does that mean for you?
1. You yield to all cross traffic no matter how long that takes
2. You may go after three seconds at the line
3. You may go after the first vehicle passes, since it is then your turn
4. You take turns with the cross traffic in the order everyone arrived
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Answer A: You yield to all cross traffic no matter how long that takes

At a two-way stop only your direction is controlled, so there is no taking turns; you wait for a gap big enough to enter safely.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
A small plate under a stop sign reads CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP. What is it telling you?
1. The cross traffic will slow down for you but does not need to stop
2. This is an all-way stop where the cross street goes through first
3. You may roll through if no vehicle is visible on the cross street
4. Traffic on the cross street is not required to stop at all
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Answer D: Traffic on the cross street is not required to stop at all

The plate warns that the other road is uncontrolled, so you must wait for a gap instead of expecting anyone to take turns with you.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
You and the driver facing you both have stop signs at a two-way stop. You are going straight and that driver is turning left. Who has the right of way?
1. The turning driver, because the turn was started from a full stop first
2. You do, and the turning driver must wait
3. The turning driver, because a left turn must be completed without delay
4. Neither, so use hand signals
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Answer B: You do, and the turning driver must wait

Between two opposing drivers who both stopped, the one going straight goes first and the left-turning driver yields.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are stopped at a stop sign waiting to turn onto a highway where traffic moves at 55 mph. How should you choose your gap?
1. Wait for a much larger gap than the one you would accept on a city street
2. Use the same gap you would accept on a slow residential street
3. Pull out early and build up speed while the traffic closes on you
4. Go as soon as the nearest vehicle flashes its headlights at you
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Answer A: Wait for a much larger gap than the one you would accept on a city street

Fast traffic covers ground while you are still accelerating, so the gap that feels adequate at 25 mph is dangerously short at highway speed.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
A stop sign at a busy corner has a stop line and a crosswalk, but buildings block your view of the cross street. What is the correct sequence?
1. Stop only once, at the point where you can finally see the cross street
2. Roll slowly up to the crosswalk and cross it if nothing is in sight
3. Stop at the line first, then edge forward and stop again to see
4. Stop on the crosswalk itself, which is the closest legal viewing point
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Answer C: Stop at the line first, then edge forward and stop again to see

The first stop is required at the line or before the crosswalk, and a second stop farther forward is what actually lets you yield safely.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
You are turning right off a street into a parking lot driveway that crosses a bike lane and a sidewalk. Who has the right of way?
1. You do, because a turning vehicle is already leaving the roadway
2. Riders in the bike lane only, since the sidewalk is not a crossing
3. Nobody in particular, so the first user to reach the driveway goes
4. Pedestrians on the sidewalk and riders in the bike lane
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Answer D: Pedestrians on the sidewalk and riders in the bike lane

Turning into a driveway means crossing the paths of people who were already traveling straight, so you give way to both the bike lane and the sidewalk.

Source: nhtsa.gov
You are driving down a parking aisle and reach the main lane that runs along the front of the store. What is the usual rule?
1. The aisle has the right of way, because it feeds the parking spaces
2. Whichever driver is closer to the store entrance may go through first
3. The main through lane has the right of way over the vehicles leaving the aisles
4. Parking lots have no right of way rules, so drivers may simply proceed
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Answer C: The main through lane has the right of way over the vehicles leaving the aisles

In a parking lot the wide lane that runs across the ends of the aisles works like a through road, and drivers leaving an aisle yield to it.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
An ambulance with lights and siren is coming toward you on an undivided two-lane road. What must you do?
1. Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes
2. Keep going at your normal speed
3. Move toward the center line so the ambulance can use the shoulder
4. Stop where you are in the middle of the lane and wait for it there
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Answer A: Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes

On an undivided road, drivers in both directions clear the way, pulling to the right edge and stopping.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are stopped in traffic at a red light when an ambulance comes up behind you with its siren on. What is the correct action?
1. Drive through the red light at once to open the lane behind you
2. Reverse into the vehicle behind you to create room on your right
3. Turn right on the red light immediately, whether or not it is allowed
4. Stay put until you can move aside legally and safely
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Answer D: Stay put until you can move aside legally and safely

You must not run a red light or make an unsafe move to yield; wait, then pull to the side once the way ahead lets you do it safely.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are in the middle lane of a one-way street with three lanes when a police car approaches from behind with lights and siren. What should you do?
1. Always cross to the right curb, however far away it happens to be
2. Stay in the middle lane and slow down so the car can choose a side
3. Pull to the nearest curb and stop clear of the lanes
4. Speed up and turn off at the corner
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Answer C: Pull to the nearest curb and stop clear of the lanes

On a one-way street you clear to whichever curb is closest, so the emergency vehicle gets a clear path down the open lanes.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
A fire truck with lights and siren has just passed you and is heading down the same road. How closely may you follow it?
1. Close enough to use the clear path the fire truck opens up
2. Well back, because following a responding emergency vehicle closely is illegal
3. At a normal following distance, as behind any other vehicle
4. Any distance, as long as you never try to pass it on the left
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Answer B: Well back, because following a responding emergency vehicle closely is illegal

Following a responding emergency vehicle closely is prohibited; the exact minimum distance is set by each state, so stay far enough back to keep the scene and other responders clear.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are inside a tunnel with no shoulder when an ambulance comes up behind you with lights and siren. What should you do?
1. Stop right where you are so the ambulance can squeeze past you
2. Stop and turn on your hazard lights until the ambulance has passed
3. Speed up well above the limit to get out of the tunnel more quickly
4. Keep going at a safe speed and pull over once you are clear of the tunnel
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Answer D: Keep going at a safe speed and pull over once you are clear of the tunnel

Stopping in a tunnel or on a narrow bridge blocks the only lane, so continue at a safe speed to the first place where you can pull clear.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
An ambulance has just gone by and traffic starts to move again. Why should you wait a moment before pulling back out?
1. The ambulance may reverse back along the road toward your vehicle
2. Another emergency vehicle may be following the first one
3. The law requires every driver to remain stopped for one full minute
4. Your engine needs a moment to warm up
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Answer B: Another emergency vehicle may be following the first one

Emergency calls often bring several vehicles, so check that nothing else is coming before you rejoin the traffic lane.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
A funeral procession with headlights on is crossing an intersection when your light turns green. What should you do?
1. Wait and let the whole procession go through
2. Move off at once, because your green signal overrides the procession
3. Drive slowly into the line and take the first gap that opens for you
4. Sound your horn once and then follow the vehicle in front of you
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Answer A: Wait and let the whole procession go through

Most states let a funeral procession stay together once the lead vehicle has lawfully entered an intersection, and in every state you must yield to vehicles already in the intersection, so wait until the line has passed.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are traveling in the same direction as a funeral procession and want to get ahead of it. What should you not do?
1. Passing the whole procession on the left where passing is permitted
2. Driving in between the vehicles of the procession
3. Turning off onto a side street before you reach the procession line
4. Staying behind the last vehicle
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Answer B: Driving in between the vehicles of the procession

Most states prohibit driving into or through a funeral procession, and cutting into the line leaves the drivers behind with no lead vehicle to follow, so go around only where passing is permitted.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
Which sign tells you that the vehicles ahead are part of a funeral procession?
1. Alternating red and blue flashing lights on every one of the vehicles
2. A continuous siren from the first vehicle in the line of traffic
3. Headlights burning in daylight, with small flags or markers on the vehicles
4. Amber beacons and an escort riding on the rear of the last vehicle
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Answer C: Headlights burning in daylight, with small flags or markers on the vehicles

Processions are normally identified by daytime headlights, hazard lights and flags or windshield markers, not by emergency lights or sirens.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
A city transit bus ahead of you has stopped at the curb with its passenger door open. What does the law require of you?
1. Stop and stay stopped until the door closes and the bus moves
2. Stop at least twenty feet back and wait for a signal from the driver
3. Stop only if you are following the bus, but not if you are oncoming
4. Nothing special, but pass slowly and watch for people
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Answer D: Nothing special, but pass slowly and watch for people

The mandatory stop applies to a school bus showing red flashing lights, not to a transit bus, though a careful driver still slows for crossing passengers.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
Someone has stepped into a marked crosswalk in the middle of a block ahead of you. What should you do?
1. Slow down, stop before the markings and let the person cross the street
2. Continue, because a legal crossing exists only at an intersection
3. Continue, because pedestrians may only cross where a signal is shown
4. Move to the far lane and pass behind the person who is waiting there
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Answer A: Slow down, stop before the markings and let the person cross the street

A marked mid-block crosswalk carries the same duty as one at a corner: give way to the person crossing, stopping if that is what letting them cross safely takes.

Source: nhtsa.gov
A pedestrian is crossing a wide four-lane street and has reached the lanes on the far side. When may you go on?
1. As soon as the pedestrian has stepped out of the lane you are in
2. As soon as the person has passed the center line of the road
3. Only after the person has finished crossing the roadway
4. As soon as there is room to pass behind the person
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Answer C: Only after the person has finished crossing the roadway

Waiting until the pedestrian has finished crossing is correct in every state and removes any doubt about how much clearance your state demands.

Source: nhtsa.gov
A pedestrian steps off the curb in the middle of a block where there is no crosswalk at all. What is the legal position?
1. They must yield to you, but you must still avoid a crash
2. They have the right of way exactly as in a marked crosswalk would give
3. You may keep your speed and drive on
4. You must stop and stay stopped until the person is back on the sidewalk
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Answer A: They must yield to you, but you must still avoid a crash

A pedestrian crossing away from a crosswalk yields to vehicles, yet every driver still has a duty to use care and avoid hitting a person.

Source: nhtsa.gov
A person with a guide dog is standing at the corner facing the street you are about to cross. What should you do?
1. Sound your horn twice so the person knows your car is waiting there
2. Drive on, because the person has not yet stepped into the roadway
3. Pull forward into the crosswalk so the dog can guide around your car
4. Stop well back and wait quietly for them to decide
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Answer D: Stop well back and wait quietly for them to decide

Blind pedestrians rely on engine sound to judge traffic, so stop back from the crossing and avoid the horn, which only confuses them.

Source: nhtsa.gov
A pedestrian with a white cane draws the cane back and steps away from the curb as you approach. What does that usually mean?
1. They are about to cross, so you must stop and stay where you are
2. They are signaling you to go ahead and drive on
3. They cannot hear your vehicle and need you to sound the horn first
4. They are waiting to be picked up
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Answer B: They are signaling you to go ahead and drive on

Pulling the cane in and stepping back from the curb is the customary way a blind pedestrian tells drivers to proceed.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You have a green left-turn arrow but a pedestrian is still walking in the crosswalk you must cross. What should you do?
1. Turn behind the pedestrian, since the arrow protects your movement
2. Wait until the crosswalk is clear before turning
3. Turn in front of the pedestrian, because the arrow gives you priority
4. Edge into the crosswalk so the pedestrian steps back to the curb
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Answer B: Wait until the crosswalk is clear before turning

A green arrow protects you from other vehicles, but it never removes the duty to yield to a person already in the crosswalk.

Source: nhtsa.gov
Your light turns green while a pedestrian who started on the walk signal is still crossing in front of you. What must you do?
1. Move off slowly, because the walk signal has already ended for them
2. Sound the horn to remind the person that the signal has now changed
3. Start the turn and pass close behind them while they keep walking
4. Let them finish crossing the road before you move off on your green light
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Answer D: Let them finish crossing the road before you move off on your green light

A pedestrian who entered the crosswalk lawfully keeps the right of way until they reach the other side, whatever the signal now shows.

Source: nhtsa.gov
You are on a country road with no sidewalk and two people are walking toward you on your side of the shoulder. What should you do?
1. Hold your line, because pedestrians must always walk with traffic
2. Sound the horn so they move down into the ditch beside the road
3. Slow down and move over to give them room
4. Speed up and pass them quickly
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Answer C: Slow down and move over to give them room

Where there is no sidewalk, people are expected to walk on the shoulder facing traffic, and drivers must slow and give them space.

Source: nhtsa.gov
You are approaching a marked school crossing and children have started to cross the roadway. What is required?
1. Stop and let the children finish crossing the roadway
2. Continue, because they will be clear before you reach them
3. Sound the horn once and drive through the crossing slowly
4. Wait only if a crossing guard is on duty at that corner
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Answer A: Stop and let the children finish crossing the roadway

Drivers give way to people in a marked crossing, stopping if that is what it takes, and children in particular may change direction without warning.

Source: nhtsa.gov
A school crossing guard has returned to the curb but two children are still walking across the road. When may you go?
1. As soon as the guard steps off the roadway and lowers the sign
2. As soon as the children have passed the middle of the roadway
3. Only after the children have reached the far sidewalk
4. Immediately, since the guard has finished
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Answer C: Only after the children have reached the far sidewalk

The guard leaving the road does not end your duty; you stay stopped until every child is clear of the roadway.

Source: nhtsa.gov
Study tip. One test a day for a week beats seven tests in one evening: spaced practice is what makes rules stick.
You have a green light at a school crossing, but the crossing guard steps out and holds up a stop sign toward you. What must you do?
1. Stop, because the crossing guard controls this crossing and outranks the signal
2. Continue, because a signal always outranks a person on the roadway
3. Continue slowly past the guard while watching for any children there
4. Stop only if you can see children waiting to use that crossing point
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Answer A: Stop, because the crossing guard controls this crossing and outranks the signal

Directions from a crossing guard or a police officer take priority over signals and signs.

Source: nhtsa.gov
A police officer in the intersection raises a hand toward you although your signal is green. What should you do?
1. Proceed, because your green signal gives you the legal right of way
2. Stop and wait for the officer to wave you on
3. Proceed slowly and pass behind the officer without stopping the car
4. Stop, then go through as soon as the cross traffic has finished
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Answer B: Stop and wait for the officer to wave you on

An officer directing traffic overrides signals and signs, and drivers must follow the officer even when the light says otherwise.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are waiting to pull out of a driveway when a bicyclist comes along the bike lane in front of you. What must you do?
1. Pull out, since the bike lane belongs to traffic joining the road
2. Pull out slowly so the bicyclist has time to swing around your car
3. Move out only as far as the bike lane and wait for it to clear there
4. Wait until the bicyclist has gone past
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Answer D: Wait until the bicyclist has gone past

A driver leaving a driveway yields to everything already on the road, and a bike lane is part of the roadway.

Source: nhtsa.gov
A bicyclist stops at a four-way stop just before you do. Who goes first?
1. You do, because motor vehicles clear the intersection more quickly
2. The bicyclist, who reached the intersection and stopped there before you did
3. You do, because a bicycle must always yield to larger road users
4. Whichever of you is turning rather than continuing straight ahead
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Answer B: The bicyclist, who reached the intersection and stopped there before you did

A bicyclist on the roadway follows the same right of way rules as a driver, so arrival order decides the turn.

Source: nhtsa.gov
A shared-use path crosses the road ahead at a marked crossing and people are already crossing on it. What should you do?
1. Continue, because path users must wait for a gap in road traffic
2. Continue, because a path crossing carries no duty for road traffic
3. Yield and let them finish crossing the road
4. Yield only if the crossing has flashing beacons switched on
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Answer C: Yield and let them finish crossing the road

People already crossing at a marked crossing have the right of way, and a path crossing is a crossing of the roadway like any other.

Source: nhtsa.gov
A bicyclist in the bike lane ahead of you signals and starts to move left toward the turn lane. What should you do?
1. Slow down and let the rider move across
2. Speed up and pass on the left before the rider gets there first
3. Hold your speed, because a bicycle must stay inside the bike lane
4. Move left so the rider stays put
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Answer A: Slow down and let the rider move across

A bicyclist who needs to leave the bike lane to turn left is changing lanes like any driver, and following traffic should make room.

Source: nhtsa.gov
Two roads come together at a shallow angle under a MERGE sign, with no yield line on either one. What is expected of you?
1. Stop at the point where the two roads first come together to look
2. Hold your speed, because the driver on the other road has to yield
3. Sound the horn so the other driver knows that you intend to go first
4. Adjust your speed and position so you blend smoothly into the other traffic
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Answer D: Adjust your speed and position so you blend smoothly into the other traffic

A merge means neither road ends at a stop; drivers adjust speed and position so that the two streams fit together without stopping.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
Your lane is ending ahead in slow, heavy traffic and drivers in the next lane are already bumper to bumper. What is the recommended way to merge?
1. Stop at the end of the lane and wait until the queue has cleared
2. Force your way in early so nobody has to slow down for you later
3. Take turns, one vehicle from each lane at the merge point
4. Drive along the shoulder past the merge point and then cut back in
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Answer C: Take turns, one vehicle from each lane at the merge point

Alternating one for one at the merge point keeps both lanes moving and is the safest way to combine slow traffic.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
You want to turn left across the oncoming lane into a shopping center driveway. Who must you yield to?
1. Only the oncoming traffic, since a driveway is private property
2. Oncoming traffic and anyone using the sidewalk
3. Only pedestrians, because oncoming drivers must let turners cross
4. Nobody, provided you signal for at least one hundred feet first
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Answer B: Oncoming traffic and anyone using the sidewalk

A left turn into a driveway crosses both the oncoming lane and the sidewalk, so you give way to traffic and to pedestrians before completing it.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are waiting to turn left and an oncoming vehicle stopped in the near lane to turn left blocks your view of the far lane. What should you do?
1. Wait where you are until you can see that the far lane is completely clear
2. Turn quickly while the stopped vehicle shields your car from view
3. Move out beside the stopped vehicle and then look before turning
4. Turn, because a vehicle waiting to turn left protects the whole lane
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Answer A: Wait where you are until you can see that the far lane is completely clear

The lane you cannot see is where the crash comes from, so you hold your position until the view opens up.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are waiting to turn left across two oncoming lanes when a driver in the near lane stops and waves you through. What should you do?
1. Turn at once, because the other driver has given you the right of way
2. Refuse to turn until every oncoming vehicle has come to a full stop
3. Sound your horn in thanks and turn
4. Turn only after checking the far lane yourself
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Answer D: Turn only after checking the far lane yourself

The waving driver cannot give away the right of way of the traffic in the second lane, which may not be stopping at all.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are making a legal U-turn at an intersection. Who has the right of way?
1. You do, because a U-turn must be finished in one continuous move
2. You do, once you have signaled and moved into the left turn lane
3. Everyone else, until your turn is complete
4. Oncoming drivers only, since crossing traffic is held by the signal
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Answer C: Everyone else, until your turn is complete

A U-turn crosses several paths at once, so you yield to oncoming vehicles, to crossing traffic and to pedestrians before starting it.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You approach a one-lane bridge and there is a yield sign facing your side of it. What does that mean?
1. You may cross first because you reached the sign before the bridge
2. Oncoming traffic crosses the bridge first and you wait at the approach
3. Both directions may cross together if the vehicles are narrow enough
4. You must stop and wait for a flagger to wave your vehicle across
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Answer B: Oncoming traffic crosses the bridge first and you wait at the approach

At a one-lane bridge the yield sign tells one direction to give way, so you wait clear of the bridge until oncoming traffic has crossed.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
You reach a one-lane bridge and a vehicle is already partway across it coming toward you. What should you do?
1. Start across slowly so the other driver reverses off the bridge
2. Drive on, since the vehicle nearer to the far end must back away
3. Move onto the bridge and stop halfway so you each use half of it
4. Stop before the bridge and let it come through
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Answer D: Stop before the bridge and let it come through

A vehicle already on a one-lane bridge has the right of way, and the driver who has not yet entered waits at the approach.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
At an intersection the signal flashes red toward you and flashes yellow toward the cross street. Who must yield?
1. The cross traffic must, because a flashing yellow always means yield
2. Both directions yield equally and take turns as at an all-way stop
3. Neither direction, since flashing signals only warn of a school zone
4. You must, because the flashing red faces your road
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Answer D: You must, because the flashing red faces your road

A flashing red means stop and yield like a stop sign, while a flashing yellow lets the other road proceed with caution.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
You are pulling out of a farm entrance onto a rural highway. What is your obligation?
1. Highway traffic must slow for you, since a farm entrance is a road
2. You may enter and build speed while highway traffic moves around you
3. Yield to every vehicle already on the highway before you enter the roadway
4. You have priority if the highway has no center line at that point
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Answer C: Yield to every vehicle already on the highway before you enter the roadway

A driver entering a highway from a private road or driveway yields to every vehicle already on the highway.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
Your light is green but the traffic beyond the intersection is stopped and there is no room on the far side. What should you do?
1. Wait behind the line until you can clear the far side
2. Move into the intersection so you are ready when traffic starts again
3. Move up and stop on the crosswalk, which is outside the intersection
4. Enter and turn right instead
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Answer A: Wait behind the line until you can clear the far side

Entering an intersection you cannot clear blocks the cross traffic when their signal turns green, so you wait behind the line.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are turning right on a red light where that is permitted. What does the law require first?
1. A slow roll, then turning if no vehicle is close on the cross street
2. A full stop, then yielding to traffic and pedestrians
3. A full stop, after which the turn has priority over cross traffic
4. Nothing extra, because a permitted turn on red works like a green
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Answer B: A full stop, then yielding to traffic and pedestrians

A right turn on red is allowed only after stopping completely and giving way to everyone who has the green, including people in the crosswalk.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
Your light turns green and a driver on the cross street enters against a red. What should you do?
1. Proceed, because the green signal gives you a clear right of way
2. Proceed and sound your horn
3. Move forward slowly to block the driver from crossing your path
4. Hold back and let that vehicle go through
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Answer D: Hold back and let that vehicle go through

Giving up a right of way you are entitled to is the only way to avoid a crash with a driver who has already failed to yield.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are turning left from a divided highway through a median opening into a business on the other side. Who has the right of way?
1. You do, because you are already traveling on the divided highway
2. You do, once the front of your vehicle is inside the median opening
3. The traffic on the roadway you are crossing
4. Nobody, because a median opening is treated as a private crossing
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Answer C: The traffic on the roadway you are crossing

Turning through a median opening means crossing the opposite roadway, so you yield to all traffic on it before you go.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
A streetcar is coming along tracks in the middle of the street as you wait to turn across them. What should you do?
1. Let the streetcar pass before you cross the tracks
2. Cross quickly, because a streetcar can stop faster than a car can
3. Cross behind the streetcar while it is still moving through the block
4. Wait only if its doors are open
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Answer A: Let the streetcar pass before you cross the tracks

Rail vehicles cannot steer around you and need a long distance to stop, so drivers yield to a streetcar or light rail train.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
A delivery truck is parked in your lane and you must use the oncoming lane to get around it. Who has the right of way?
1. You do, because your lane is blocked by an illegally parked truck
2. You do, if you switch on your hazard lights before pulling out
3. Whichever driver reaches the parked truck first may go around it
4. The oncoming traffic, because their lane is clear
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Answer D: The oncoming traffic, because their lane is clear

The driver whose own lane is obstructed waits, because using the other lane is a favor from oncoming traffic, not a right.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are approaching a yield sign and no other vehicle is anywhere in sight. What does the sign require?
1. Slow down and be ready to stop, but stop only if needed
2. Come to a complete stop every time, exactly as at a stop sign
3. Keep your speed, since a yield sign carries no legal requirement
4. Stop unless the road you are joining has a yield sign facing it too
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Answer A: Slow down and be ready to stop, but stop only if needed

A yield sign requires you to slow and give way, and to stop only when traffic or pedestrians make stopping necessary.

Source: mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov
A vehicle in front of you has already begun turning left into a driveway when the gap you were waiting for opens up. What should you do?
1. Pass on the right of the turning vehicle to use the gap you found
2. Wait and let that driver finish the turn
3. Sound your horn so the other driver hurries out of your lane first
4. Move up close behind them
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Answer B: Wait and let that driver finish the turn

A vehicle that has lawfully started a maneuver keeps the right of way until it is finished.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
On an undivided two-lane road you meet a school bus coming toward you with its red lights flashing and its stop arm out. What must you do?
1. Slow down and pass with care
2. Continue, because the requirement applies only to traffic behind it
3. Stop and wait until the red lights stop flashing
4. Stop only if you can see children stepping out onto the roadway
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Answer C: Stop and wait until the red lights stop flashing

On an undivided road drivers in both directions must stop for a school bus loading or unloading, because children may cross in front of it.

Source: nhtsa.gov
You have a green light and an ambulance with lights and siren enters the intersection against its red. What should you do?
1. Proceed, because your green light means the ambulance has to wait
2. Stop and let the ambulance go through
3. Proceed slowly and pass behind the ambulance while it is crossing
4. Sound your horn and continue, since the ambulance ran a red light
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Answer B: Stop and let the ambulance go through

An emergency vehicle answering a call may cross against a red, and every other driver yields to it whatever their own signal shows.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are stopped at a red light ready to turn right when a person pushing a stroller steps into the crosswalk. What should you do?
1. Stay stopped until they have crossed your path
2. Turn quickly in front of them before the stroller reaches your lane
3. Turn behind them as soon as the stroller has passed the center line
4. Edge forward so that they wait
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Answer A: Stay stopped until they have crossed your path

A turn on red gives way to every pedestrian in the crosswalk, and someone pushing a stroller has even less room to react.

Source: nhtsa.gov
You reach a stop-controlled intersection at the same time as a driver on your left, but that driver is already moving through the crossing. Who goes first?
1. You do, because the vehicle on the left always has to yield first
2. You do, because you came to a complete stop before entering it
3. The driver who is already inside the intersection
4. Neither, so both drivers should stop and let the other one decide
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Answer C: The driver who is already inside the intersection

A vehicle already in the intersection has the right of way, and the rule about yielding to the right applies only before anyone has entered.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are stopped at a stop sign where your road ends at a two-way through street and you plan to turn left. What must you yield to?
1. Traffic coming from your right only, because you cross that lane
2. Traffic from both directions and any pedestrians crossing
3. Traffic coming from your left only, since you will join that lane
4. Only vehicles that are close by
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Answer B: Traffic from both directions and any pedestrians crossing

A left turn from the stem of a T crosses the near lane and joins the far one, so you give way to traffic in both directions and to pedestrians.

Source: dmv.ca.gov
You are waiting in a left-turn lane at a green light when a fire engine with lights and siren comes toward you in the oncoming lanes. What should you do?
1. Complete the turn quickly to get out of the fire engine's path
2. Turn left immediately and then pull over on the side street ahead
3. Reverse out of the turn lane
4. Hold your position and let the fire engine pass
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Answer D: Hold your position and let the fire engine pass

Turning across the path of an approaching emergency vehicle is exactly what you must not do; stay put until it has gone by.

Source: dmv.ca.gov