Tennessee permit test: right of way & intersections
Who goes first at stops, uncontrolled intersections, roundabouts and when entering roads. 6 questions.
At an all-way stop, you and another driver stop at the same time. The other car is on your right. Who goes first?
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Sample right of way & intersections questions
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At an all-way stop, you and another driver stop at the same time. The other car is on your right. Who goes first?
- A Whoever is going straight
- B Whoever is driving the bigger vehicle
- C You, because you are on the left
- D The driver on the right
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D. The driver on the right
At an all-way stop the first vehicle to arrive goes first. If two arrive at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. Stay cautious even when it is your turn.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 68
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You are turning left at an intersection with a plain green light (no arrow). An oncoming car is going straight. Who must yield?
- A You must yield to the oncoming car
- B Whoever entered the intersection first
- C The oncoming car must yield to you
- D Neither; you both may proceed
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A. You must yield to the oncoming car
When turning left you must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight or turning right, unless you have a protected green arrow. Wait for a safe gap before turning.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 68
You reach a T-intersection where your road ends at a through road. There are no signs. What must you do?
- A Yield only to traffic coming from the right
- B Go first because you are turning
- C Sound your horn and pull out
- D Yield to traffic coming from both directions on the through road
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D. Yield to traffic coming from both directions on the through road
At a T-intersection, vehicles on the road that dead-ends must yield to traffic coming from both directions on the main road. Wait for a gap large enough to complete your turn.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 68
You are driving through a marked school zone with the warning flashers on, and a pedestrian starts across in a crosswalk. What must you do?
- A Stop only until the pedestrian has passed in front of your own lane
- B Stop and stay stopped until the pedestrian has crossed your road
- C Stop only if the pedestrian is a child
- D Slow down and steer around the pedestrian
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B. Stop and stay stopped until the pedestrian has crossed your road
In a marked school zone with flashers operating, you must stop for a pedestrian crossing in a marked or unmarked crosswalk and remain stopped until they have crossed the roadway you are on.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 67