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Florida permit test: right-of-way questions

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These 10 questions come from FirstTry's Florida bank, written from the Official Florida Driver License Handbook. Pick your answer, then open "Show the answer". Each answer links to the handbook section it comes from.

10 right-of-way questions

Two cars reach an all-way stop at about the same time. Who must yield?

  1. Each driver yields to the driver on their right
  2. The smaller vehicle always yields
  3. The driver on the right yields to the driver on the left
  4. The driver going straight always yields
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Each driver yields to the driver on their right. At an all-way stop, cars go in the order they arrived. If two arrive together, the driver on the left lets the driver on the right go first.

From the handbook: Traffic Controls: Regulatory Signs, All Way Stop (PDF p. 55)

At a two-way stop, one driver is turning and the other is going straight. Who must yield?

  1. The driver who is turning
  2. The driver going straight
  3. Whichever vehicle is larger
  4. Whichever driver is on the left
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The driver who is turning. At a two-way stop, a turning driver waits for the driver who is going straight.

From the handbook: Driving Safety: Intersections (PDF p. 70)

You are pulling out of a driveway onto a street. Who has the right-of-way?

  1. You, once you have signaled
  2. Only vehicles coming from your left
  3. Whoever is moving faster
  4. Vehicles already on the street
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Vehicles already on the street. Coming out of a driveway, alley, or the roadside, you must let traffic already on the road go first. Watch as well for people on foot or on bikes along the sidewalk or in a bike lane.

From the handbook: Driving Safety: Driveways (PDF p. 70)

You have a steady green light and want to turn left. Who must you yield to?

  1. Oncoming traffic and pedestrians
  2. Only buses
  3. No one; green gives you the right-of-way
  4. Only vehicles behind you
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Oncoming traffic and pedestrians. A plain green light does not give a left-turning driver the right-of-way. Let oncoming vehicles and pedestrians go first.

From the handbook: Traffic Controls: Traffic Signals, Green Light (PDF p. 59)

You are about to enter a roundabout. Who has the right-of-way?

  1. Traffic waiting to enter on your right
  2. The larger vehicle
  3. Traffic already circulating in the roundabout
  4. You, because you are entering
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Traffic already circulating in the roundabout. Entering drivers wait for traffic already moving in the roundabout. If no one is coming, you can enter without stopping.

From the handbook: Driving Safety: Roundabouts (PDF p. 71)

A pedestrian crosses in the middle of a block, away from any crosswalk. Who is required to yield the right-of-way?

  1. Drivers must always yield
  2. The pedestrian must yield to vehicles
  3. Whoever is moving faster
  4. Neither; they must take turns
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The pedestrian must yield to vehicles. Outside a crosswalk, the pedestrian must let vehicles go first. Drivers must still do everything they can to avoid hitting anyone.

From the handbook: Sharing the Road: Pedestrians, Rules for Pedestrians (PDF p. 96)

You are merging onto a limited access highway from the acceleration lane. Who has the right-of-way?

  1. Traffic already on the highway
  2. You, because you are merging
  3. Whoever is going faster
  4. Vehicles behind you on the ramp
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Traffic already on the highway. Merging drivers must yield to vehicles already on the highway and merge only when there is a safe gap.

From the handbook: Driving Safety: Entering & Leaving Limited Access Highways (PDF p. 71)

At an all-way stop, which vehicle should go first?

  1. The one going straight
  2. The one that reached the intersection first
  3. The largest one
  4. The one on the left
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The one that reached the intersection first. Everyone stops, then drivers take turns in the order they arrived.

From the handbook: Traffic Controls: Regulatory Signs, All Way Stop (PDF p. 55)

The traffic lights at an intersection are dark because of a power outage, and no officer is directing traffic. How should you treat the intersection?

  1. As a yield for the side street only
  2. As a green light for the main road
  3. As an open road with no rules
  4. As a four-way stop
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As a four-way stop. When signals are dark, every driver stops and then goes in order of arrival. If two arrive together, the driver on the right goes first.

From the handbook: Handling Emergencies: Emergency Scenarios, Power Outage (PDF p. 87)

At an intersection with no signs or signals, you are crossing a state highway from a secondary road. What must you do?

  1. Expect highway traffic to stop for you
  2. Go first if you arrived first
  3. Yield the right-of-way to highway traffic
  4. Honk and cross quickly
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Yield the right-of-way to highway traffic. At an open intersection, a driver coming from a secondary road must yield before entering or crossing a state highway.

From the handbook: Driving Safety: Open Intersections (PDF p. 70)

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