AK DMV Right-of-Way Rules 3

Question 1

A school bus stops on a two-lane road with its red lights flashing. You are approaching from the opposite direction. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Stop until the lights stop flashing

Answer

On an undivided road, traffic in both directions must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights until they are turned off.

Question 2

When are you NOT required to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights?

Accepted Answer

When you are on the opposite side of a divided highway with a physical median

Answer

Drivers traveling in the opposite direction on a divided highway separated by a physical barrier or median do not have to stop.

Question 3

You want to merge onto a freeway from an acceleration ramp. Who has the right-of-way?

Accepted Answer

Traffic already on the freeway

Answer

Merging drivers must yield to traffic already traveling on the freeway and adjust speed to enter safely.

Question 4

A blind pedestrian carrying a white cane starts to cross the street mid-block. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Always yield the right-of-way to them

Answer

Drivers must always yield to blind pedestrians carrying a white cane or using a guide dog, wherever they cross.

Question 5

You are in a roundabout in Alaska. A vehicle is waiting to enter. Who has the right-of-way?

Accepted Answer

You, the vehicle already circulating in the roundabout

Answer

Traffic already circulating within a roundabout has the right-of-way over vehicles waiting to enter.

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