Texas permit test: right of way & intersections
Who goes first at stops, uncontrolled intersections, roundabouts and when entering roads. 7 questions.
You are on a two-lane road and come to an intersection with a four-lane road. There are no signs or signals. Who must yield?
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Sample right of way & intersections questions
You are on a two-lane road and come to an intersection with a four-lane road. There are no signs or signals. Who must yield?
- A Traffic on the four-lane road must yield to you
- B Whoever is on the right goes first
- C Whoever arrives first goes first
- D You must yield to traffic on the four-lane road
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D. You must yield to traffic on the four-lane road
If you are on a single- or two-lane road that meets a divided road or one with three or more lanes, you must yield to traffic on the larger road. It usually carries faster, heavier traffic.
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At an intersection with no signs or signals, another car is approaching at the same time from your right. What should you do?
- A Yield to the car on your right
- B Go first because you are driving straight
- C Speed up to clear the intersection first
- D Wave the other driver through only if it is a truck
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A. Yield to the car on your right
At an uncontrolled intersection, yield to any vehicle that has entered or is approaching on your right. Still check left, because the other driver may not follow the rule.
You are driving on a frontage road beside a Texas freeway. A car is exiting the freeway onto the frontage road ahead of you. Who must yield?
- A The exiting car must yield to frontage road traffic
- B Whichever car is going faster goes first
- C You must yield to the car leaving the freeway
- D Both must stop and take turns
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C. You must yield to the car leaving the freeway
On a frontage road of a controlled-access highway, you must yield to vehicles entering the frontage road from the highway and to vehicles leaving it to enter the highway. Frontage roads are common in Texas, so expect merging traffic at every ramp.
On a one-way road with three lanes, you move into the center lane from the right lane while another car moves into it from the left lane. Who must yield?
- A The car coming from the left must yield to you
- B Whichever car is ahead goes first
- C The faster car goes first
- D You must yield to the car coming from the left
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D. You must yield to the car coming from the left
On a road with three or more lanes moving the same way, a vehicle entering a lane from the right yields to a vehicle entering the same lane from the left. Always check your blind spot before changing lanes.