MO DMV Right-of-Way Rules 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection at approximately the same time. Which driver must yield?
- The driver on the left (Correct answer)
- The driver on the right
- The driver going straight
- The driver traveling faster
Correct answer: The driver on the left
At an uncontrolled intersection, the driver on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right.
Question 2: When entering a Missouri highway from a private driveway, you must:
- Yield to all traffic and pedestrians already on the roadway (Correct answer)
- Proceed if you signal first
- Yield only to vehicles on your left
- Enter quickly to match traffic speed
Correct answer: Yield to all traffic and pedestrians already on the roadway
Drivers entering a roadway from a driveway, alley, or private road must yield to all traffic and pedestrians on the roadway.
Question 3: You are making a left turn at an intersection with a green light. Oncoming traffic is approaching. You should:
- Turn immediately since you have a green light
- Yield to oncoming traffic until it is safe to turn (Correct answer)
- Honk to warn oncoming drivers
- Turn only after the light turns yellow
Correct answer: Yield to oncoming traffic until it is safe to turn
A green light does not give left-turning drivers priority; they must yield to oncoming traffic before turning.
Question 4: An emergency vehicle approaches from behind with lights flashing and siren on while you are in an intersection. You should:
- Stop immediately where you are
- Continue through the intersection, then pull to the right and stop (Correct answer)
- Speed up to outrun it
- Pull to the left side of the road
Correct answer: Continue through the intersection, then pull to the right and stop
Never stop inside an intersection; clear it first, then pull to the right edge of the road and stop.
Question 5: At a four-way stop, three vehicles arrive at exactly the same time. Who proceeds first?
- The vehicle turning left
- The largest vehicle
- The vehicle with no one to its right (Correct answer)
- The vehicle that honks first
Correct answer: The vehicle with no one to its right
Each driver yields to the vehicle on their right, so the vehicle with no one on its right goes first.
Question 6: A pedestrian is crossing at an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. As a driver, you must:
- Yield, because crosswalks exist at intersections even without markings (Correct answer)
- Proceed, since only marked crosswalks count
- Sound your horn so the pedestrian hurries
- Slow down but keep moving through
Correct answer: Yield, because crosswalks exist at intersections even without markings
Unmarked crosswalks legally exist at intersections, and drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing there.
Question 7: When two vehicles approach a single-lane bridge from opposite directions on a steep mountain road, which has the right-of-way?
- The vehicle traveling downhill
- The vehicle traveling uphill (Correct answer)
- The heavier vehicle
- Whichever arrives second
Correct answer: The vehicle traveling uphill
The vehicle traveling uphill has the right-of-way because backing downhill is more dangerous.
MO DMV Right-of-Way Rules 2
Two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection at approximately the same time.
Which driver must yield?