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Texas Car / Permit: Right-of-Way practice test
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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10 sample Right-of-Way questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
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1. When you pull out from a private driveway or alley onto a street, you must:
Correct answer: yield to traffic on the street and to pedestrians on the sidewalk
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.
2. You have a green light (no arrow) and want to turn left across oncoming traffic. You must:
Correct answer: yield to oncoming vehicles and pedestrians, then turn when it is safe
A green light lets you go, but when you turn left on a plain green you have to give way to every vehicle coming toward you from the opposite direction before you turn. Watch for pedestrians too. Cars racing through to beat a red light are a danger. Turning on a green arrow, by contrast, protects you from oncoming traffic.
3. As you approach and enter a roundabout, you must:
Correct answer: yield to traffic already in the roundabout and enter when there is a safe gap
Slow down as you near a modern roundabout and yield to traffic already in the circle. Enter, follow the loop counterclockwise, then make a right turn to exit. Vehicles inside have priority, not the ones entering. Stopping inside the circle for entering cars, or coming to a complete stop at every entry even when it is clear, is not part of the method.
4. An emergency vehicle with flashing lights and a siren is coming up behind you. You should:
Correct answer: pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes
Texas requires you to give way to police cars, fire trucks, ambulances and similar emergency vehicles sounding a siren, bell or flashing red light. When traffic allows, move to the right edge of the road and stop. Stopping in your lane blocks the way. If you cannot pull over, slow down and leave a path that stays open for the emergency vehicle.
5. Two vehicles arrive at an intersection with no signs or signals at the same time. Which driver should yield?
Correct answer: the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
When two vehicles reach an intersection at the same time with no signs or signals, the driver on the left yields to the vehicle on the right. Speed does not decide it. This is the same idea as at a four-way stop, where you go in the order you arrived, and a tie goes to the vehicle on your right.
6. When you are entering a freeway from an entrance ramp, you should:
Correct answer: match traffic speed, yield to vehicles already on the freeway, and merge into a gap
Entering a highway, you must give way to vehicles already on it. Use the speed change lane, stay to the right, signal, and when there is room, speed up to merge with the flow of traffic. Stopping or crawling at the end of the ramp is not the plan, since an acceleration lane exists so you can reach traffic speed.
7. A pedestrian is crossing in a marked crosswalk ahead of you. You should:
Correct answer: stop and yield the right-of-way until the pedestrian has crossed
Drivers must give pedestrians the right-of-way, and that includes someone already in a crosswalk when your light changes. So you stop and let them finish crossing before you go. Reaching the crosswalk first does not give you priority, and honking or driving around behind the pedestrian does not remove your duty to yield.
8. You are driving on a road that dead-ends at a T-intersection. Traffic on the through road:
Correct answer: has the right-of-way, so you must yield before entering or turning
When your road ends at a T-intersection, you must stop and give way to vehicles on the through street. The road that continues has priority, so traffic there does not have to wait for you. Only enter or turn once the way is clear, and don't count on other drivers to slow down or give way.
9. Several vehicles reach a four-way stop at different times. Who should go first?
Correct answer: the driver who came to a complete stop first goes first
At a stop where all traffic must stop, vehicles proceed in the order they arrived, so the driver who stopped first goes first. A tie goes to the vehicle on your right. Vehicle size, honking and turning left give no priority. Slowing down without coming to a complete stop is not enough at the sign.
10. A pedestrian using a white cane or guided by a service dog is crossing ahead. You must:
Correct answer: stop and yield the right-of-way so they can cross safely
Stop and yield so the pedestrian can cross safely. A white cane or an assistance animal can mean the person is blind, partially blind, or disabled, so take the necessary precautions to avoid injuring or endangering them. Expect blind pedestrians at bus stops, intersections, business districts and near schools for the blind, and bring your vehicle to a full stop whenever that is what keeps them safe.
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