New York permit test: right of way & intersections
Who goes first at stops, uncontrolled intersections, roundabouts and when entering roads. 5 questions.
The light is solid green (no arrow). You want to turn left, and an oncoming car is going straight through the intersection. Who must yield?
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Sample right of way & intersections questions
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The light is solid green (no arrow). You want to turn left, and an oncoming car is going straight through the intersection. Who must yield?
- A You must yield to the oncoming car
- B The oncoming car must yield to you
- C Whoever entered the intersection last
- D Whoever is traveling at the slower speed
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A. You must yield to the oncoming car
A driver turning left must yield to oncoming traffic going straight or turning right. You may wait in the intersection with your wheels straight and turn when the oncoming traffic clears.
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At a four-way stop, you and another driver stop at the same time. The other driver is on your right, and both of you want to go straight. Who goes first?
- A You, because you are on the left
- B Whoever is driving the larger vehicle
- C The driver on the right
- D Whoever honks first
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C. The driver on the right
When two drivers at right angles stop at the same time, or meet at an uncontrolled intersection, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.
You are pulling out of a parking lot onto a street. What must you do?
- A Merge without stopping if traffic is light
- B Go first, since cars on the street must let you in
- C Yield only to cars coming from your left
- D Stop and yield to street traffic and pedestrians
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D. Stop and yield to street traffic and pedestrians
A vehicle entering a road from a driveway, parking lot or private road must stop and yield to traffic on the road and to pedestrians.
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You approach a modern roundabout. Who has the right-of-way?
- A Traffic already in the roundabout
- B Traffic entering the roundabout from the right
- C The vehicle on the right
- D The larger vehicle
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A. Traffic already in the roundabout
Roundabouts follow the yield-at-entry rule: look left and wait for a gap in circulating traffic before entering. Once inside, travel counterclockwise; you then have the right-of-way.