Right of Way Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. You are about to enter a roundabout where vehicles are already circulating. Who normally has priority?
Traffic already circulating in the roundabout.
Entering traffic, because it approaches from outside the curve.
The vehicle signaling first, whether entering or circulating.
The vehicle closest to the roundabout's center island.
2. Two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at approximately the same time from roads of equal status. What is the commonly taught priority rule?
Yield to the vehicle on your left.
The vehicle traveling faster proceeds first.
Yield to the vehicle on your right.
The vehicle going straight always proceeds first, regardless of position.
3. At an all-way stop, you and an oncoming driver stop at the same time. You intend to turn left, while the other driver will continue straight. Who normally proceeds first?
You, because a turning vehicle clears the intersection more slowly.
The oncoming driver proceeding straight.
You, if your turn signal was activated before you stopped.
The driver whose vehicle is closer to the center line.
4. You are leaving a private driveway and crossing a sidewalk before entering a public road. To whom must you yield?
Only motor vehicles approaching from the left.
Only pedestrians who are already directly in front of the driveway.
Pedestrians on the sidewalk and road users already on the public road.
Only road users traveling faster than you.
5. A pedestrian has entered a marked crosswalk in your path. What should you do?
Proceed if the pedestrian pauses and makes eye contact.
Yield and remain stopped until you can proceed without interfering with the pedestrian.
Sound the horn so the pedestrian can let you pass.
Move around the pedestrian if the neighboring lane is open.
6. An emergency vehicle with warning lights and siren approaches from behind on an ordinary road. What is the safest general response?
Maintain speed so its driver can predict your movement.
Brake immediately in your current lane.
Accelerate until you find a side street.
Signal, pull over safely as local law directs, and stop until it passes.
7. You are already inside an intersection when an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren. What should you generally do?
Clear the intersection safely, then pull over and stop as required.
Stop immediately, even if that leaves you in the intersection.
Reverse to the stop line if no vehicle is directly behind you.
Continue normally because vehicles in intersections are exempt from yielding.
8. Two vehicles approach an all-way stop, but one vehicle comes to a complete stop clearly before the other. Barring another conflict, which normally proceeds first?
The vehicle on the wider road.
The vehicle that stopped first.
The vehicle nearest the center of the intersection.
The vehicle intending to travel straight.
9. At an uncontrolled T-intersection, you are on the road that ends and want to join the continuing road. What is the usual rule?
You yield to traffic and other road users on the continuing road.
The larger vehicle goes first.
Traffic on the continuing road yields because you cannot proceed straight.
You have priority if you are turning right rather than left.
10. Another driver enters your path unexpectedly even though you appear to have the right of way. What should you do?
Maintain your course because changing speed could surrender your legal priority.
Sound the horn but keep moving at the same speed.
Move closer so the other driver recognizes your priority.
Take reasonable action to avoid a collision, including slowing or yielding if necessary.
11. A vehicle in the lane beside you has stopped just before a crosswalk, but you cannot see why. What is the safest right-of-way decision?
Do not pass; slow or stop and check for a pedestrian hidden by the vehicle.
Pass at normal speed if your lane appears open.
Sound the horn and pass once the stopped driver looks toward you.
Pass if your traffic signal is green.
12. You begin backing out of a parking space as a pedestrian walks behind your vehicle and another car travels down the aisle. What should you do?
Continue slowly because aisle traffic must yield to reversing vehicles.
Yield only to the pedestrian because vehicles have equal priority in parking lots.
Complete the maneuver quickly before the other car reaches you.
Stop and yield to both the pedestrian and the moving vehicle.
13. You are turning right across a bicycle lane while a cyclist is traveling straight beside you. What should you normally do?
Turn first because motor vehicles have priority in an intersection.
Yield to the cyclist and turn only when the bicycle lane is clear.
Move into the cyclist's path gradually so the cyclist has time to slow.
Turn at the same time if you leave enough space beside the cyclist.
14. A traffic officer directs you to stop even though your traffic signal is green. What should you do?
Continue slowly unless another vehicle is already crossing.
Continue because a green signal has priority over hand directions.
Stop and follow the officer's direction.
Stop only if the officer also blows a whistle.
15. Your signal is green, but stopped traffic leaves no room for your vehicle beyond the intersection. What should you do?
Enter halfway to reserve your turn before the light changes.
Enter and wait in the intersection because the signal is green.
Follow the vehicle ahead closely so cross traffic cannot enter the gap.
Wait before entering until there is enough space to clear the intersection.
16. You are turning left at a standard green light while an oncoming vehicle is proceeding straight. Neither vehicle has a protected arrow. Who should normally go first?
You, because you entered the intersection intending to turn.
Whichever vehicle is traveling faster.
The oncoming vehicle proceeding straight.
Whichever driver signals first.