Idaho permit test: right of way & intersections
Who goes first at stops, uncontrolled intersections, roundabouts and when entering roads. 6 questions.
You and a driver on the cross street to your right arrive at a four-way stop at the same time. Which driver must yield?
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Sample right of way & intersections questions
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You and a driver on the cross street to your right arrive at a four-way stop at the same time. Which driver must yield?
- A The car on the right yields to the car on the left
- B The car going straight yields to the car turning
- C The larger vehicle always goes first
- D The car on the left yields to the car on the right
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D. The car on the left yields to the car on the right
At a four-way stop the first vehicle to arrive goes first. If two arrive at the same time, the vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on the right.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, page 75
You reach an uncontrolled "T" intersection on the road that ends, and must turn right or left. Who has the right-of-way?
- A Drivers approaching from both directions on the through road
- B You do, because you arrived first
- C Only the driver approaching from your right
- D Whoever is turning left
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A. Drivers approaching from both directions on the through road
At an unmarked or uncontrolled T intersection, the driver on the road that ends must stop and/or yield to drivers coming from the other two directions. The same rule appears on Idaho's 3-way intersection warning sign.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, page 75
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You and another driver reach an uncontrolled intersection, with no signs or signals, at the same time. The other driver is on your right. Who goes first?
- A The driver on your right
- B You do, because you are on the left
- C Whoever is driving faster
- D Whoever honks first
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A. The driver on your right
At an uncontrolled intersection, if two vehicles arrive at the same time, the vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right. Slow down near such intersections so you can yield if needed.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, page 75
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When entering a roundabout, whom must you yield to?
- A Vehicles waiting to enter the circle from your right side
- B No one, because traffic inside must let you in
- C Vehicles already in the circle, coming from your left
- D Only large trucks and buses in the circle
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C. Vehicles already in the circle, coming from your left
A roundabout is a one-way circle that you enter counter-clockwise by turning right. All drivers must yield to vehicles already in the circle, which approach from your left.
Source: Idaho Driver's Handbook, page 62