New Mexico Permit Test: Right-of-Way Practice Questions
Who goes first at intersections, crosswalks and for emergency vehicles.
Question 1
According to New Mexico law, what does a right-of-way rule actually do?
Correct answer: It says who must yield; it does not give anyone the right-of-way
The law says who must yield, but never guarantees anyone the right-of-way; you must do everything you can to avoid a crash.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 2
A pedestrian is crossing against the signal in front of you. What must you do?
Correct answer: Yield to the pedestrian
You must always yield to a pedestrian, even one who is not obeying traffic controls.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 3
You are driving out of a parking lot across a sidewalk. Who must yield?
Correct answer: You must yield to pedestrians on the sidewalk
Drivers crossing a sidewalk to enter or exit a driveway, alley or parking lot must yield to pedestrians.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 4
When is it legal to drive on a sidewalk in New Mexico?
Correct answer: Only to cross it
It is illegal to drive on a sidewalk except to cross it.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 5
You approach a pedestrian carrying a white or metallic cane, with or without a red tip. What does New Mexico's White Cane Law require?
Correct answer: Take all necessary precautions to avoid injuring the person
Drivers must take every precaution to avoid injuring a blind or visually impaired pedestrian with a white or metallic cane or a guide dog, and are liable for injuries if they do not.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way (White Cane Law)
Question 6
You are turning left at an intersection and a car is coming straight toward you from the other direction. Who must yield?
Correct answer: You must yield to the oncoming car
Drivers turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight ahead.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 7
You are entering a traffic circle. Who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: Drivers already in the circle
Drivers entering a traffic circle or rotary must yield to drivers already in it.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 8
At an intersection with no stop sign, yield sign or signal, two cars arrive at the same time. Who must yield?
Correct answer: The driver on the left yields to the vehicle on the right
At an uncontrolled intersection, drivers must yield to vehicles coming from the right.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 9
At a four-way stop, two vehicles stop at the same time. Which goes first?
Correct answer: The vehicle on the right
At a four-way stop the first to arrive goes first after a complete stop; if two arrive together, the vehicle on the right goes first.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 10
You are pulling out of a driveway onto a main road. Who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: Vehicles already on the main road
Drivers entering a road from a driveway, alley or roadside must yield to vehicles already on the main road.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 11
Your light is green, but traffic is backed up on the far side of the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait for room so you won't block the intersection
Do not enter an intersection unless you can get through it without stopping; wait so you do not block it.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 12
You are overtaking a vehicle going your direction, and it begins slowing to stop. Who must yield?
Correct answer: You, the overtaking driver
A driver overtaking a vehicle traveling in the same direction must yield to it, even if it is slowing or stopping.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 13
An ambulance with its siren on approaches from behind. What should you do?
Correct answer: Pull to the right edge of the road and stop as needed
Yield to emergency vehicles using a siren, air horn or red or blue flashing lights by pulling to the right edge of the road.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 14
You are in the middle of an intersection when you hear a fire engine's siren. What should you do?
Correct answer: Clear the intersection, then pull to the right
If you are in an intersection when an emergency vehicle approaches, clear the intersection first and then pull over.
Source: Rules of the Road β Right-of-Way
Question 15
A school bus is stopped on the opposite side of an undivided road with its red lights flashing. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop
You must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights whether it is on your side, the opposite side, or at an intersection you are approaching.