AZDOT Right-of-Way Rules 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You are driving on a two-lane road and want to turn left into a private driveway. Oncoming traffic is approaching. What must you do?
- Turn quickly before the oncoming car arrives
- Yield to oncoming traffic before turning (Correct answer)
- Flash your headlights to signal oncoming traffic to stop
- Pull into the oncoming lane to get a better view
Correct answer: Yield to oncoming traffic before turning
When turning left, you must yield to all oncoming traffic before completing the turn.
Question 2: At a T-intersection where there are no signs or signals, the driver on the road that ends must:
- Proceed if no traffic is visible
- Yield to all traffic on the through road (Correct answer)
- Sound the horn and proceed slowly
- Alternate turns with other drivers
Correct answer: Yield to all traffic on the through road
At a T-intersection, the driver on the terminating road must yield to all vehicles on the through road.
Question 3: A driver approaching a green traffic light should:
- Proceed without concern since green means full right-of-way
- Still yield to vehicles already in the intersection (Correct answer)
- Speed up to clear the intersection quickly
- Wait for pedestrians to acknowledge you before moving
Correct answer: Still yield to vehicles already in the intersection
Even with a green light, you must yield to vehicles already lawfully in the intersection.
Question 4: When two vehicles reach a four-way stop at the same time and are facing each other going straight, who has right-of-way?
- Neither — both must wait for a third car to arrive
- The vehicle on the right
- Either may proceed since they do not conflict (Correct answer)
- The larger vehicle
Correct answer: Either may proceed since they do not conflict
Two vehicles going straight through from opposite directions do not conflict, so both may proceed simultaneously.
Question 5: You are exiting a parking lot onto a public street. Who has right-of-way?
- You do, because you are already moving
- Pedestrians only; vehicles must yield to you
- All traffic on the public street and pedestrians on the sidewalk (Correct answer)
- Only vehicles approaching from the left
Correct answer: All traffic on the public street and pedestrians on the sidewalk
Drivers exiting parking lots must yield to all traffic on the public street and all pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Question 6: A bicyclist is riding in the same direction as your vehicle. When overtaking the cyclist, you must:
- Sound your horn continuously until you pass
- Pass only if the cyclist signals you to go ahead
- Give at least 3 feet of clearance and yield if there is oncoming traffic (Correct answer)
- Stay directly behind until the cyclist moves off the road
Correct answer: Give at least 3 feet of clearance and yield if there is oncoming traffic
Arizona law requires at least 3 feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist and yielding to oncoming vehicles before moving over.
Question 7: When a school bus with flashing red lights is stopped on a divided highway with a physical median, traffic in the OPPOSITE direction must:
- Stop until the red lights stop flashing
- Slow to 15 mph while passing
- Continue at normal speed — the median exempts opposite traffic (Correct answer)
- Yield but is not required to stop
Correct answer: Continue at normal speed — the median exempts opposite traffic
On a divided highway with a physical median barrier, traffic traveling in the opposite direction is not required to stop for a stopped school bus.
AZDOT Right-of-Way Rules 2
You are driving on a two-lane road and want to turn left into a private driveway.
Oncoming traffic is approaching.
What must you do?