LTO Right-of-Way and Road Position 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You approach a flashing yellow light at an intersection. What should you do?
- Stop and wait for a green light
- Proceed with caution, yielding as needed (Correct answer)
- Speed up to clear the intersection quickly
- Treat it as a stop sign
Correct answer: Proceed with caution, yielding as needed
A flashing yellow light means proceed with caution; slow down, check for cross-traffic, and yield if necessary.
Question 2: When a police officer at an intersection signals you to stop, but the traffic light shows green, you must:
- Follow the green light and proceed
- Follow the officer's signal and stop (Correct answer)
- Honk to alert the officer and proceed
- Pull to the side and wait for the light to change
Correct answer: Follow the officer's signal and stop
A law enforcement officer's signal always overrides traffic signals; obey the officer.
Question 3: On a two-lane road, you must pass a bicycle rider going in the same direction. What is the minimum safe passing distance?
- 1 foot
- 2 feet
- 3 feet (Correct answer)
- 5 feet
Correct answer: 3 feet
Most US states require a minimum of 3 feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist on the road.
Question 4: At a T-intersection with no signs or signals, vehicles on the through road:
- Must yield to vehicles on the terminating road
- Have the right-of-way over vehicles on the terminating road (Correct answer)
- Must yield only to vehicles turning left
- Have equal right-of-way with vehicles on the terminating road
Correct answer: Have the right-of-way over vehicles on the terminating road
At a T-intersection, vehicles on the through (continuing) road have the right-of-way over vehicles on the road that ends.
Question 5: Where is it illegal to change lanes on most US roads?
- In the middle of an intersection (Correct answer)
- On a straight highway section
- On a gentle curve
- In the right lane of a multi-lane road
Correct answer: In the middle of an intersection
Changing lanes within or in the middle of an intersection is illegal and dangerous in most states.
Question 6: A driver waiting to turn left at an intersection must yield to:
- Only vehicles coming from the right
- Oncoming traffic and pedestrians crossing in their path (Correct answer)
- Only pedestrians in the crosswalk
- No one if their signal has been green for more than 10 seconds
Correct answer: Oncoming traffic and pedestrians crossing in their path
When turning left, you must yield to all oncoming vehicles and any pedestrians crossing your intended path.
Question 7: When entering a parking lot from a public road, you must yield to:
- Only vehicles leaving the lot
- All vehicles and pedestrians already in the lot (Correct answer)
- Only pedestrians directly in front of you
- No one — you have the right-of-way entering
Correct answer: All vehicles and pedestrians already in the lot
When entering a parking lot, yield to all existing traffic and pedestrians circulating within the lot.
LTO Right-of-Way and Road Position 4
You approach a flashing yellow light at an intersection.
What should you do?