NC DMV Right-of-Way Rules 3

Question 1

You approach a traffic circle (roundabout) in North Carolina. Who has the right-of-way?

Accepted Answer

Vehicles already circulating in the roundabout

Answer

Drivers entering a roundabout must yield to traffic already circulating within it.

Question 2

A school bus with flashing red lights is stopped on a two-lane road ahead of you, traveling in the opposite direction. You must:

Accepted Answer

Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing

Answer

On a two-lane road, traffic in both directions must stop for a school bus loading or unloading children.

Question 3

You are on an interstate and traffic is merging from an entrance ramp. Although merging drivers must yield, you should:

Accepted Answer

Adjust your speed or change lanes when safe to help them merge

Answer

Highway drivers should cooperate by adjusting speed or moving over safely, even though ramp traffic legally yields.

Question 4

You see a blind pedestrian with a white cane starting to cross the road mid-block. You should:

Accepted Answer

Stop and yield until the pedestrian has safely crossed

Answer

Drivers must always yield the right-of-way to blind pedestrians carrying a white cane or using a guide dog.

Question 5

Under North Carolina's Move Over law, when you see a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights on a multi-lane highway, you must:

Accepted Answer

Move into a lane away from the vehicle, or slow down if you cannot

Answer

The Move Over law requires drivers to change lanes away from stopped emergency vehicles or slow down when a lane change is not possible.

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