AZDOT Right-of-Way Rules 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You are merging onto a freeway from an on-ramp. Who has right-of-way?
- You do, because you are entering a high-speed roadway
- Vehicles already traveling on the freeway (Correct answer)
- Whoever reaches the merge point first
- The driver who accelerates faster
Correct answer: Vehicles already traveling on the freeway
Drivers entering a freeway from an on-ramp must yield to vehicles already traveling on the freeway.
Question 2: A pedestrian is crossing at an unmarked crosswalk at a mid-block location. As a driver, you must:
- Proceed normally — only marked crosswalks carry legal protection
- Yield to the pedestrian since all intersections have implied crosswalks (Correct answer)
- Honk to alert the pedestrian to wait
- Slow to 10 mph and pass carefully
Correct answer: Yield to the pedestrian since all intersections have implied crosswalks
Arizona law requires drivers to yield to pedestrians at all crosswalks, marked or unmarked, at intersections.
Question 3: At an intersection, you face a flashing yellow arrow for a left turn. This means you should:
- Stop and wait for a solid green arrow
- Turn left without yielding — flashing yellow grants full right-of-way
- Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, then turn when safe (Correct answer)
- Treat it the same as a red light
Correct answer: Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, then turn when safe
A flashing yellow arrow means you may turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk.
Question 4: You arrive at a four-way stop at the same time as another driver who is to your LEFT. Who goes first?
- You go first because the other driver is to your left (Correct answer)
- The other driver goes first because you are to their right
- Whoever entered the intersection first
- The driver going straight has priority
Correct answer: You go first because the other driver is to your left
When two vehicles arrive simultaneously, the driver on the LEFT yields to the driver on the RIGHT — so you proceed first.
Question 5: A driver backing out of a driveway encounters a pedestrian on the sidewalk. The driver must:
- Proceed slowly and hope the pedestrian moves
- Yield to the pedestrian before completing the backing maneuver (Correct answer)
- Sound the horn and continue reversing
- Wait only if the pedestrian is in the street
Correct answer: Yield to the pedestrian before completing the backing maneuver
Drivers backing from driveways must yield to all pedestrians on the sidewalk before entering or crossing it.
Question 6: An emergency vehicle with lights and sirens activated is approaching from behind. You must:
- Speed up to the next intersection and then pull over
- Pull to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes (Correct answer)
- Maintain your current speed to avoid disrupting traffic flow
- Move to the left lane and reduce speed by half
Correct answer: Pull to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes
Arizona law requires drivers to immediately pull to the right edge of the road and stop when an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and sirens.
Question 7: Two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection simultaneously, one going straight and one turning left. Who has right-of-way?
- The turning vehicle, because it entered the intersection first
- The vehicle going straight (Correct answer)
- The vehicle on the right
- Neither — both must stop and negotiate
Correct answer: The vehicle going straight
A vehicle going straight always has right-of-way over a vehicle making a left turn at the same intersection.
AZDOT Right-of-Way Rules 3
You are merging onto a freeway from an on-ramp.
Who has right-of-way?