VT DMV Right-of-Way Rules 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection at the same time. Which driver must yield?
- The driver on the left (Correct answer)
- The driver on the right
- The driver going straight
- The faster vehicle
Correct answer: The driver on the left
When two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at about the same time, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.
Question 2: You are turning left at an intersection with a green light. What must you do before turning?
- Turn immediately since you have a green light
- Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians (Correct answer)
- Sound your horn to warn oncoming traffic
- Wait for the light to turn yellow
Correct answer: Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
A green light allows a left turn only after yielding to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians in the crosswalk.
Question 3: When entering a Vermont highway from a private driveway, you must:
- Yield to all traffic already on the highway (Correct answer)
- Proceed if you signal first
- Enter quickly to match traffic speed
- Yield only to trucks and buses
Correct answer: Yield to all traffic already on the highway
Drivers entering a roadway from a driveway, alley, or private road must yield to all traffic and pedestrians on the roadway.
Question 4: An emergency vehicle with flashing lights and siren approaches from behind. What should you do?
- Speed up to get out of its way
- Stop immediately where you are
- Pull to the right edge of the road and stop (Correct answer)
- Move to the left lane
Correct answer: Pull to the right edge of the road and stop
Vermont law requires drivers to pull as close as possible to the right edge of the roadway and stop until the emergency vehicle passes.
Question 5: At a four-way stop, two vehicles stop at the same time facing each other, and one is turning left. Who goes first?
- The left-turning vehicle
- The vehicle going straight (Correct answer)
- Whichever driver signals first
- The vehicle on the wider road
Correct answer: The vehicle going straight
A vehicle turning left must yield to an oncoming vehicle proceeding straight through the intersection.
Question 6: You approach an intersection where the traffic signals are dark due to a power outage. You should treat it as:
- A yield sign
- A four-way stop (Correct answer)
- An open intersection with no controls
- A green light for the busier road
Correct answer: A four-way stop
When traffic signals are not working, drivers must treat the intersection as an all-way stop.
Question 7: A pedestrian is crossing at a marked crosswalk with no traffic signal. You must:
- Slow down but keep moving
- Stop and yield until the pedestrian has crossed your half of the road (Correct answer)
- Honk so the pedestrian hurries
- Drive around behind the pedestrian
Correct answer: Stop and yield until the pedestrian has crossed your half of the road
Vermont law requires drivers to stop and yield to pedestrians within a crosswalk on their half of the roadway.
VT DMV Right-of-Way Rules 2
Two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection at the same time.
Which driver must yield?