Minnesota permit test: right of way & intersections

Who goes first at stops, uncontrolled intersections, roundabouts and when entering roads. 6 questions.

Question 1 of 6
Right of way & intersections

Two cars reach an intersection with no signs or signals at the same time. Who must yield?

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Sample right of way & intersections questions

  1. Uncontrolled intersection with no signs or signals: you and a car on your right arrive together
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    Uncontrolled intersection with no signs or signals: you and a car on your right arrive togetherYouNo signs or signals

    Two cars reach an intersection with no signs or signals at the same time. Who must yield?

    • A The driver on the wider road always goes first
    • B The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
    • C The driver going faster has the right-of-way
    • D The driver on the right yields to the driver on the left
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    B. The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right

    At an uncontrolled intersection, if you arrive at the same time as another driver, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.

    Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 46

  2. You are about to turn at an uncontrolled T intersection, where your road ends. Who has the right-of-way?

    • A You, if you signal early
    • B Whoever is on the right
    • C You, because you arrived first
    • D All cross traffic on the through road
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    D. All cross traffic on the through road

    At an uncontrolled T intersection, the driver who is turning must yield to all cross traffic. The through road keeps moving.

    Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 46

  3. You are driving in the right lane. A metro transit bus at a bus stop signals to pull back into traffic. What does Minnesota law require?

    • A Honk so the bus driver waits
    • B Keep going; the bus must wait for a gap
    • C Yield and let the bus merge
    • D Speed up to pass before it pulls out
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    C. Yield and let the bus merge

    When driving in the right lane, you must yield to transit and metro mobility buses merging from a bus stop or shoulder. This helps buses keep their schedules safely.

    Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 46

  4. Roundabout with traffic circulating counterclockwise
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    Roundabout with traffic circulating counterclockwiseYou

    When entering a roundabout, whom must you yield to?

    • A Vehicles waiting to enter on your right
    • B Only large trucks
    • C No one, because roundabouts have no signs
    • D Vehicles already in the roundabout
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    D. Vehicles already in the roundabout

    Slow down, yield to pedestrians and to vehicles already circulating, and enter only when traffic from the left has cleared. Then drive counterclockwise to your exit.

    Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 33