Ohio permit test: right of way & intersections
Who goes first at stops, uncontrolled intersections, roundabouts and when entering roads. 5 questions.
You stop at an all-way (four-way) stop at the same time as a driver stopped on the cross street. Who should go first?
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Sample right of way & intersections questions
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You stop at an all-way (four-way) stop at the same time as a driver stopped on the cross street. Who should go first?
- A The driver on the left
- B The driver going straight
- C The larger vehicle
- D The driver on the right
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D. The driver on the right
When two drivers reach a four-way intersection at the same time, yield to the driver on your right. If someone arrives before you, they go first.
Source: Ohio Driver Manual - Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, section 4
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You are turning left at an intersection on a solid green light (no arrow). Whom must you yield to?
- A Drivers in the opposing traffic lane
- B Only drivers turning right
- C No one, because your light is green
- D Only vehicles larger than yours
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A. Drivers in the opposing traffic lane
When turning left, yield to drivers coming toward you in the opposing lanes. Wait for a safe gap, and turn only when it is clear.
Source: Ohio Driver Manual - Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, section 4
You are leaving a parking-lot driveway in a business district where there is a sidewalk. Where must you stop?
- A Only at the edge of the street
- B Only if a pedestrian is visible
- C Nowhere, if traffic is light
- D At the sidewalk, before crossing it
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D. At the sidewalk, before crossing it
When coming out of an alley, driveway, or private road in a business or residential district, stop at the sidewalk, or before entering the roadway if there is no sidewalk. Yield to any pedestrian on the sidewalk.
Source: Ohio Driver Manual - Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, section 5
Which of these does the Ohio digest list as a group you should yield the right-of-way to?
- A Drivers honking behind you
- B Funeral processions
- C Vehicles entering from a private driveway
- D Cars on an entrance ramp
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B. Funeral processions
The digest's right-of-way list includes earlier arrivals, oncoming traffic when you turn left, the driver on your right in a tie, highway traffic, pedestrians and cyclists, public safety vehicles, and funeral processions.
Source: Ohio Driver Manual - Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, section 4