MN DMV Right-of-Way Rules 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: At a four-way stop in Minnesota, who has the right-of-way when two vehicles arrive at the same time?
- The vehicle on the left
- The vehicle on the right (Correct answer)
- The larger vehicle
- The vehicle traveling faster
Correct answer: The vehicle on the right
At a four-way stop when two vehicles arrive simultaneously, the driver on the right has the right-of-way.
Question 2: In Minnesota, when must a driver yield to a pedestrian?
- Only at marked crosswalks with signals
- At all crosswalks, both marked and unmarked, when a pedestrian is crossing (Correct answer)
- Only when the pedestrian is already in the street
- Only in school zones
Correct answer: At all crosswalks, both marked and unmarked, when a pedestrian is crossing
Minnesota law requires drivers to yield to pedestrians at all crosswalks — both marked and unmarked — when the pedestrian is crossing.
Question 3: When entering a highway from an on-ramp in Minnesota, who must yield?
- Traffic on the highway must slow and merge
- The driver entering from the on-ramp must yield to highway traffic (Correct answer)
- Both drivers must yield equally
- The driver who accelerates first has the right-of-way
Correct answer: The driver entering from the on-ramp must yield to highway traffic
The driver merging onto the highway from an on-ramp must yield to vehicles already traveling on the highway.
Question 4: At a T-intersection in Minnesota with no signs or signals, who yields?
- The driver on the through road
- The driver on the road that ends (terminating road) must yield (Correct answer)
- The driver turning left always yields
- The driver going straight always yields
Correct answer: The driver on the road that ends (terminating road) must yield
At a T-intersection, the driver on the terminating (dead-end) road must yield to traffic on the through road.
Question 5: In Minnesota, emergency vehicles (police, fire, ambulance) with lights and sirens require all drivers to:
- Speed up to clear the road
- Pull over to the right and stop until the emergency vehicle passes (Correct answer)
- Slow down but continue driving
- Stop in the nearest intersection
Correct answer: Pull over to the right and stop until the emergency vehicle passes
When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and sirens, Minnesota law requires all drivers to pull to the right and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed.
Question 6: Who has the right-of-way when a vehicle is turning left at an intersection in Minnesota?
- The turning vehicle has the right-of-way
- Oncoming straight-through traffic has the right-of-way (Correct answer)
- The pedestrian in the crosswalk only
- Whoever entered the intersection first
Correct answer: Oncoming straight-through traffic has the right-of-way
A driver turning left must yield to oncoming traffic proceeding straight through the intersection before completing the turn.
MN DMV Right-of-Way Rules 1
At a four-way stop in Minnesota, who has the right-of-way when two vehicles arrive at the same time?