Texas Car / Permit practice question · Right-of-Way

When you pull out from a private driveway or alley onto a street, you must:

Answer choices

• yield to traffic on the street and to pedestrians on the sidewalk— Correct answer
• expect approaching cars to slow down and let you in
• enter quickly to claim the right-of-way
• sound your horn and pull out without stopping

Why this is the answer

When you leave a private road, alley, building or driveway to enter a street, you must stop before reaching the sidewalk and give way to all approaching vehicles and pedestrians. Don't count on cars slowing down to let you in, and honking gives you no priority. Wait until the street and sidewalk are clear, then pull out.

Source: Texas Driver Handbook — Right-of-Way

Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026