Right-of-Way Rules Flashcards

You are driving on a mountain road too narrow for two vehicles to pass, and you meet a vehicle coming uphill. Who must yield?

Answer: The vehicle traveling downhill must yield

On steep, narrow roads, the descending vehicle must yield and back up if necessary because it has better control when reversing uphill traffic flow.

You are stopped at a red light and want to go straight. The light turns green, but a vehicle is still clearing the intersection. You should:

Answer: Wait until the intersection is clear before entering

Even with a green light, you may enter an intersection only when it is safe and clear to do so.

A funeral procession led by an escort is passing through an intersection where you have a green light. In practice, you should:

Answer: Yield and allow the entire procession to pass

Drivers should yield to a funeral procession and allow all vehicles in it to pass through the intersection together.

You approach an intersection where the traffic signals are completely dark due to a power outage. You should treat the intersection as:

Answer: A four-way stop

When traffic signals are dark or malfunctioning, drivers must treat the intersection as a four-way stop.

You are making a U-turn where permitted. Who has the right-of-way?

Answer: All other approaching traffic; you must yield

A driver making a U-turn must yield to all approaching traffic and may turn only when it is safe.

A vehicle ahead of you is slowing to parallel park in a space on the right. You should:

Answer: Slow down and let the driver complete the parking maneuver

Drivers should yield to a vehicle that is in the process of parking rather than crowding or racing past it.

You reach a yield sign as you merge onto another road, but there is no traffic nearby. You may:

Answer: Proceed without stopping after slowing and checking for traffic

A yield sign requires you to slow down and give way to traffic, but you may continue without stopping if the way is clear.