New York Permit Test: Right-of-Way Practice Questions
Who goes first at intersections, crosswalks and for emergency vehicles.
Question 1
Your light is green and you want to go straight, but another car is already in the intersection turning left. What must you do?
Correct answer: Let it finish its turn first
A driver approaching an intersection must yield to traffic already in the intersection.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Right-of-Way
Question 2
Two drivers arrive from opposite directions at about the same time. One goes straight, the other wants to turn left. Who must yield?
Correct answer: The driver turning left
A driver turning left must yield to oncoming traffic going straight or turning right.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Right-of-Way
Question 3
At an uncontrolled intersection, you and a driver on your right arrive at the same time, both going straight. Who has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: The driver on your right
When drivers at right angles arrive together at an uncontrolled intersection or at STOP signs, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Right-of-Way
Question 4
You are leaving a parking lot to turn right onto a street. A car approaches from your left. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop and let it pass
A vehicle entering a road from a driveway, private road or parking lot must stop and yield to traffic on the road and to pedestrians.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Right-of-Way
Question 5
You are stopped at a red light. A pedestrian steps into the crosswalk, then your light turns green. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait for the pedestrian to cross
Drivers must yield to pedestrians legally using marked or unmarked crosswalks.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Right-of-Way
Question 6
Your light is green, but traffic is backed up on the far side so you could not get all the way through. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait until there is room to clear it
You may not enter an intersection unless you can get completely through it; don't block the intersection.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Right-of-Way
Question 7
Who has the right-of-way at a traffic circle or rotary?
Correct answer: Drivers already in the circle
A driver approaching a traffic circle or rotary must yield to drivers already in it.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Right-of-Way
Question 8
You are turning left into a driveway with no signs or signals. An oncoming car is close enough to be a hazard. What does the law require?
Correct answer: Yield to the oncoming car
For any left turn, including into a driveway or parking lot, you must yield to oncoming traffic close enough to be a hazard.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Right-of-Way
Question 9
When waiting in the intersection to turn left on a green light, how should you keep your wheels?
Correct answer: Straight
Keep your wheels straight until you turn; if struck from behind, turned wheels could push you into oncoming traffic.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Right-of-Way
Question 10
A blind pedestrian with a guide dog or white cane is crossing against the signal at a crosswalk. What must you do?
Correct answer: Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
A special law gives blind pedestrians with a guide dog or white or metal cane the right-of-way at crosswalks even when signals are not in their favor.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Right-of-Way
Question 11
You hear a siren and see an ambulance with flashing lights coming toward you from behind. What must you do?
Correct answer: Pull to the right edge and stop
When an emergency vehicle approaches from any direction, safely pull to the right edge and stop until it passes.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Emergency Vehicles
Question 12
You are in an intersection when a fire truck with siren and lights approaches. What should you do?
Correct answer: Clear the intersection, then pull over
If you are in an intersection, drive out of it before pulling over.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Emergency Vehicles
Question 13
On a two-way road, an emergency vehicle with lights and siren is coming toward you in the opposite lane. Must you pull over?
Correct answer: Yes, pull to the right and stop
You must pull over and stop even for an emergency vehicle approaching in the opposite lane of a two-way road.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Emergency Vehicles
Question 14
You hear a siren nearby but cannot tell where the emergency vehicle is. What should you do?
Correct answer: Pull right and stop until you know where it is going
If you hear a siren close by but can't locate it, pull to the right and stop until you are sure it isn't coming toward you.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Emergency Vehicles
Question 15
A personal car shows a flashing blue light. Whose vehicle is it most likely to be?
Correct answer: A volunteer firefighter responding to an alarm
Volunteer firefighters may display blue lights; volunteer ambulance or rescue members may display green lights.
Source: Chapter 5: Intersections and Turns β Blue, Green and Amber Lights