California DMV Right-of-Way Rules 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: At an uncontrolled intersection in California, who has the right-of-way?
- The vehicle traveling faster
- The vehicle on the right (Correct answer)
- The vehicle on the left
- The larger vehicle
Correct answer: The vehicle on the right
At an uncontrolled intersection, California law requires you to yield to vehicles that arrive first or to the vehicle on your right if you arrive simultaneously.
Question 2: When must you yield to pedestrians in California?
- Only at marked crosswalks
- Only when a pedestrian signal is active
- At all crosswalks, marked or unmarked, and when they are in your path (Correct answer)
- Only in school zones
Correct answer: At all crosswalks, marked or unmarked, and when they are in your path
California law requires drivers to yield to pedestrians in any crosswalk — marked or unmarked — and whenever a pedestrian is in your lane.
Question 3: When turning left at an intersection with a green light, you must yield to:
- No one — you have a green light
- Oncoming traffic and pedestrians (Correct answer)
- Only pedestrians
- Only vehicles turning right
Correct answer: Oncoming traffic and pedestrians
A green light for a left turn still requires you to yield to oncoming vehicles and any pedestrians crossing in your path.
Question 4: At a four-way stop in California, who goes first?
- The vehicle that stopped first (Correct answer)
- The largest vehicle
- The vehicle going straight
- The vehicle on the left
Correct answer: The vehicle that stopped first
At a four-way stop, the vehicle that came to a complete stop first has the right-of-way.
Question 5: You are approaching a T-intersection on a terminating road. Who has the right-of-way?
- You, because you are entering the intersection
- Traffic on the through road (Correct answer)
- The first vehicle to reach the intersection
- Whoever signals first
Correct answer: Traffic on the through road
Drivers on the terminating road of a T-intersection must yield to all traffic on the through (continuing) road.
Question 6: When entering a highway from an on-ramp, you must:
- Stop and wait for a gap
- Yield to highway traffic already on the roadway (Correct answer)
- Honk to signal your entry
- Merge at any speed you choose
Correct answer: Yield to highway traffic already on the roadway
Drivers entering a freeway from an on-ramp must yield to vehicles already traveling on the highway.
California DMV Right-of-Way Rules 1
At an uncontrolled intersection in California, who has the right-of-way?