California Car / Permit practice question · Right-of-Way
When you are about to enter a road from a driveway or alley, you must:
Answer choices
- Yield to vehicles and pedestrians already there— Correct answer
- Enter quickly before traffic arrives
- Expect other traffic to slow for you
- Sound your horn and pull out
Why this is the answer
When entering a road from a driveway or alley, you are entering traffic, so you must go carefully and give way to traffic already in the lanes. Pedestrians always have the right-of-way too. Pulling out quickly or sounding the horn does not give you priority, and you should not expect other drivers to slow for you.
Source: California Driver Handbook — Right-of-Way Rules
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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