LTO Right-of-Way and Road Position 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You are about to enter an intersection when the light turns yellow. What should you do?
- Accelerate to clear the intersection
- Stop if it is safe to do so (Correct answer)
- Speed up and honk to warn crossing traffic
- Turn right to avoid the intersection
Correct answer: Stop if it is safe to do so
A yellow light means the signal is about to turn red; stop if you can do so safely before the stop line.
Question 2: You are driving in the right lane and see a vehicle stopped on the shoulder ahead with its hazard lights on. What should you do?
- Maintain speed and stay in your lane
- Move to a left lane if safe, or slow down significantly (Correct answer)
- Honk as a warning and pass quickly
- Stop behind the vehicle and wait
Correct answer: Move to a left lane if safe, or slow down significantly
Move Over laws require drivers to shift to an adjacent lane or reduce speed when passing stopped vehicles with hazard lights on the shoulder.
Question 3: Which vehicle has the right-of-way at an intersection where one road has a YIELD sign?
- The vehicle on the road with the YIELD sign
- The vehicle on the road without the YIELD sign (Correct answer)
- The vehicle that is larger
- The vehicle that arrived first
Correct answer: The vehicle on the road without the YIELD sign
A YIELD sign requires drivers on that road to give way to vehicles on the intersecting road.
Question 4: When is it permissible to drive in a bicycle lane?
- Whenever traffic is heavy
- Only when preparing to turn right within a short distance (Correct answer)
- Anytime you need to pass a slow vehicle
- Never — bicycle lanes are always off-limits to motor vehicles
Correct answer: Only when preparing to turn right within a short distance
Drivers may enter a bicycle lane only when preparing to make a right turn, and only just before the turn.
Question 5: At a railroad crossing with a stop sign, you must stop:
- Only if you hear a train
- Only if the gates are lowered
- Every time, regardless of whether a train is visible (Correct answer)
- Only during posted quiet hours
Correct answer: Every time, regardless of whether a train is visible
A stop sign at a railroad crossing requires a complete stop every time, then proceed only when safe.
Question 6: When two vehicles approach a bridge or tunnel that is too narrow for both, who yields?
- The vehicle going uphill yields to the vehicle going downhill
- The vehicle closer to the entrance yields to the vehicle that has already entered (Correct answer)
- The smaller vehicle always yields
- The vehicle traveling faster yields
Correct answer: The vehicle closer to the entrance yields to the vehicle that has already entered
The vehicle that has already entered a narrow bridge or tunnel has the right-of-way; the vehicle at the entrance must wait.
Question 7: What does it mean to 'establish road position' before a turn?
- Signaling your intent 100 feet in advance only
- Moving your vehicle to the correct lane and position well before the turn (Correct answer)
- Checking your mirrors once before turning
- Accelerating to merge into turn traffic quickly
Correct answer: Moving your vehicle to the correct lane and position well before the turn
Establishing road position means moving to the appropriate lane and lateral position early so the turn can be made smoothly and safely.
LTO Right-of-Way and Road Position 5
You are about to enter an intersection when the light turns yellow.
What should you do?