AZ Arizona Right of Way and Intersections 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A pedestrian in a crosswalk has the right of way over a vehicle:
- Only at marked crosswalks with signals
- At all crosswalks, marked or unmarked (Correct answer)
- Only when the pedestrian signal shows Walk
- Only at school crosswalks
Correct answer: At all crosswalks, marked or unmarked
In Arizona, drivers must yield to pedestrians in both marked and unmarked crosswalks at intersections.
Question 2: When two vehicles meet on a narrow mountain road, which vehicle must yield?
- The vehicle going uphill
- The vehicle going downhill (Correct answer)
- The smaller vehicle
- The vehicle that arrived last
Correct answer: The vehicle going downhill
The vehicle going downhill should yield because it is easier and safer to back downhill than for the uphill vehicle to back down.
Question 3: A driver exiting a private driveway onto a public road must yield to:
- Only vehicles turning onto their street
- All pedestrians and vehicles on the public road (Correct answer)
- Vehicles approaching from the left only
- Emergency vehicles only
Correct answer: All pedestrians and vehicles on the public road
A driver leaving a private driveway, alley, or parking lot must yield the right of way to all pedestrians and vehicles on the public roadway.
Question 4: At a green light, a driver must still yield to:
- No one; green means full right of way
- Pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection (Correct answer)
- Vehicles on the cross street
- Cyclists only
Correct answer: Pedestrians and vehicles already in the intersection
Even with a green light, a driver must yield to pedestrians lawfully in the crosswalk and any vehicles already within the intersection.
Question 5: When a school bus displays flashing red lights on a two-lane road, a driver must:
- Slow to 15 mph and pass carefully
- Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing (Correct answer)
- Yield only if children are visible
- Pass on the left side of the bus
Correct answer: Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing
Arizona law requires all vehicles to stop and remain stopped when a school bus displays flashing red lights, regardless of direction of travel on a two-lane road.
Question 6: A bicycle rider on a public road has the same rights and duties as:
- A pedestrian
- A motor vehicle operator (Correct answer)
- A moped rider only
- A school bus driver
Correct answer: A motor vehicle operator
Arizona law treats bicyclists as vehicle operators with the same rights and responsibilities as drivers of motor vehicles.
Question 7: When merging onto a freeway, who has the right of way?
- The merging vehicle because it is entering traffic
- Traffic already on the freeway (Correct answer)
- The vehicle in the right lane of the freeway
- Whoever reaches the merge point first
Correct answer: Traffic already on the freeway
Vehicles already traveling on the freeway have the right of way; the merging driver must adjust speed and find a safe gap to enter.
AZ Arizona Right of Way and Intersections 2
A pedestrian in a crosswalk has the right of way over a vehicle: