MO DMV Right-of-Way Rules 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You approach a roundabout in Missouri. Who has the right-of-way?
- Vehicles entering the roundabout
- Vehicles already circulating in the roundabout (Correct answer)
- Vehicles on your left waiting to enter
- The vehicle with the most passengers
Correct answer: Vehicles already circulating in the roundabout
Drivers entering a roundabout must yield to traffic already circulating within it.
Question 2: A school bus with flashing red lights and an extended stop arm is stopped on a two-lane road ahead of you. You must:
- Pass slowly on the left
- Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing (Correct answer)
- Stop only if children are visible
- Slow to 20 mph and proceed
Correct answer: Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing
On a two-lane road, traffic in both directions must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and stay stopped until the signals are deactivated.
Question 3: You are turning right on red after stopping. Before turning you must yield to:
- Only vehicles coming from your left
- Pedestrians in the crosswalk and all cross traffic (Correct answer)
- No one, since you stopped first
- Only emergency vehicles
Correct answer: Pedestrians in the crosswalk and all cross traffic
A right turn on red is allowed only after a complete stop and after yielding to pedestrians and all cross traffic.
Question 4: Two drivers face each other at an intersection: one is turning left and the other is turning right into the same street. Who yields?
- The right-turning driver
- The left-turning driver (Correct answer)
- Neither; they can turn together into separate lanes
- The driver who signaled last
Correct answer: The left-turning driver
The left-turning driver must yield because a left turn crosses the path of oncoming traffic.
Question 5: You see a blind pedestrian with a white cane stepping into the roadway mid-block. You should:
- Honk to alert them
- Stop and yield until they are safely across (Correct answer)
- Drive around them slowly
- Flash your headlights
Correct answer: Stop and yield until they are safely across
Drivers must always yield to pedestrians with white canes or guide dogs, regardless of where they cross.
Question 6: At a T-intersection with no signs or signals, who must yield?
- The driver on the through road
- The driver on the terminating (dead-end) road (Correct answer)
- Whichever driver is turning left
- Both drivers must stop
Correct answer: The driver on the terminating (dead-end) road
At a T-intersection, the driver on the road that ends must yield to traffic on the through road.
Question 7: A funeral procession with headlights on is passing through an intersection where you have a green light. You should:
- Proceed, since you have the green light
- Yield and allow the entire procession to pass (Correct answer)
- Merge into the procession
- Honk so they yield to you
Correct answer: Yield and allow the entire procession to pass
Missouri law requires drivers to yield to a properly marked funeral procession even if their signal is green.
MO DMV Right-of-Way Rules 3
You approach a roundabout in Missouri.
Who has the right-of-way?