LTO Right-of-Way and Road Position 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You are at a four-way stop and arrive at the same time as a driver to your right. Who has the right-of-way?
- You do, because you arrived simultaneously
- The driver to your right (Correct answer)
- The driver who is going straight
- The driver who signals first
Correct answer: The driver to your right
When two vehicles arrive at a four-way stop simultaneously, the driver on the right has the right-of-way.
Question 2: When should a driver yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk?
- Only when the pedestrian has a walk signal
- Only at marked crosswalks with painted lines
- Whenever a pedestrian is in or entering the crosswalk (Correct answer)
- Only when the pedestrian is more than halfway across
Correct answer: Whenever a pedestrian is in or entering the crosswalk
Drivers must yield to pedestrians who are in or entering any crosswalk, whether marked or unmarked.
Question 3: A vehicle entering a highway from an on-ramp must yield to:
- Vehicles already traveling on the highway (Correct answer)
- Vehicles in the left lane only
- Emergency vehicles only
- No one — they have the right-of-way once on the ramp
Correct answer: Vehicles already traveling on the highway
Vehicles merging onto a highway from an on-ramp must yield to all traffic already on the highway.
Question 4: What is the correct lane position when making a left turn from a two-way street?
- The rightmost lane
- As close to the center line as possible (Correct answer)
- The bike lane
- The right-turn lane
Correct answer: As close to the center line as possible
When turning left, position your vehicle as close to the center line as possible before executing the turn.
Question 5: You are driving on a road without a center line. Which side of the road should you use?
- The left side
- The right side (Correct answer)
- The middle of the road
- Either side is acceptable
Correct answer: The right side
Even without a center line, drivers must keep to the right side of the road.
Question 6: When two vehicles meet on a narrow mountain road and one must back up, who should yield?
- The heavier vehicle
- The vehicle going downhill (Correct answer)
- The vehicle going uphill
- The vehicle that arrived last
Correct answer: The vehicle going downhill
On narrow mountain roads, the vehicle going downhill should yield and back up because it has a better view and more control.
Question 7: At an uncontrolled intersection, you must yield to:
- Only vehicles coming from the left
- Vehicles already in the intersection and those on your right (Correct answer)
- Any vehicle that is larger than yours
- No one — first to arrive goes first
Correct answer: Vehicles already in the intersection and those on your right
At uncontrolled intersections, yield to vehicles already in the intersection and to vehicles approaching from your right.
You are at a four-way stop and arrive at the same time as a driver to your right.
Who has the right-of-way?