Oklahoma Driver License: Right-of-Way, Lanes, Expressways, Passing and Turning

30 questions with the correct answer and an explanation for each. Topic: Right-of-Way, Lanes, Expressways, Passing and Turning. Free, no account needed.

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1. Children are playing near the street and one runs after a ball into the road. What should a driver do?

  1. Maintain speed, since children know to stop at the curb
  2. Sound the horn and proceed
  3. Only yield if the child is in a crosswalk
  4. Yield to the child

Answer: D — Yield to the child

Drivers must yield to children playing in the street, who often forget to slow or signal.

2. A pedestrian using a white cane is crossing at an intersection. How far away must a driver stop?

  1. 25 feet
  2. 10 feet
  3. 15 feet
  4. 20 feet

Answer: C — 15 feet

Drivers must stop 15 feet from a blind person in the road or at an intersection.

3. How do vehicles in a funeral procession signal other drivers not to drive between or interfere with the procession?

  1. A flag on the antenna
  2. Continuous horn sounding
  3. Hazard lights flashing
  4. Headlights on

Answer: D — Headlights on

All vehicles in a funeral procession keep their headlights on to signal others not to interfere.

4. Two vehicles arrive at an uncontrolled intersection at exactly the same time. Which driver must yield?

  1. The driver on the left
  2. The driver on the right
  3. Neither; both wait until one driver waves the other on
  4. The driver going straight

Answer: A — The driver on the left

When two vehicles arrive together, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

5. A police officer signals you to pull over while you are driving in the left lane of a multi-lane road. What should you do?

  1. Stop immediately in the left lane
  2. Stop in the median
  3. Continue on to the next exit
  4. Pull to the right shoulder, crossing lanes if necessary

Answer: D — Pull to the right shoulder, crossing lanes if necessary

Even from the left lane, you must pull to the right shoulder, crossing several lanes if needed.

6. An ambulance is on the road but has no flashing lights or siren active. Are you required to yield to it?

  1. Only when it is stopped
  2. Yes, always yield to ambulances
  3. No, only yield when warning lights or siren are active
  4. Only at intersections

Answer: C — No, only yield when warning lights or siren are active

You need not yield to emergency vehicles without warning lights or sirens active.

7. At a four-way stop, which vehicle has the right-of-way?

  1. The vehicle going straight
  2. The largest vehicle
  3. The vehicle that entered the intersection first
  4. The vehicle on the right

Answer: C — The vehicle that entered the intersection first

At four-way stops the vehicle that entered first has the right-of-way.

8. A school bus ahead has flashing red lights and an extended stop sign. What must you do?

  1. Only stop if you are directly behind the bus
  2. Stop and remain stopped until the bus moves, the driver waves you on, or the red lights go off
  3. Stop only if children are visible outside
  4. Slow down and proceed carefully

Answer: B — Stop and remain stopped until the bus moves, the driver waves you on, or the red lights go off

Traffic in both directions must stop and stay stopped until the bus moves, the driver waves you on, or the lights go off and sign folds back.

9. Under what circumstance do you not need to stop for a school bus that is loading children?

  1. When the bus is stopped in a loading zone on an ordinary city street
  2. When the bus driver only uses hand signals
  3. When you are approaching on a divided highway
  4. When the bus is on your side of a two-lane road

Answer: C — When you are approaching on a divided highway

You need not stop when approaching traffic on a divided highway, among other listed exceptions.

10. What is the penalty for failing to stop for a school bus with red loading lights flashing?

  1. Mandatory one-year license revocation
  2. A thirty-day suspension
  3. A fine only
  4. Points added to your license only

Answer: A — Mandatory one-year license revocation

Failing to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights brings mandatory revocation for one year.

11. You approach a stationary vehicle with flashing lights parked on the shoulder of a multi-lane road. What should you do if it is safe?

  1. Move into a lane not next to it
  2. Stop completely in your lane
  3. Stay in the lane next to it and slow down
  4. Flash your headlights and maintain speed

Answer: A — Move into a lane not next to it

On a multi-lane road, the Move Over law requires moving into a lane not next to the stationary vehicle if safe.

12. You are driving with a solid yellow line on your left. What does this tell you?

  1. Passing is always permitted
  2. You are on the proper side of the road
  3. You are on a one-way street
  4. You are on the wrong side of the road

Answer: B — You are on the proper side of the road

A solid yellow line on your left means you are on the proper side of the road.

13. A two-lane highway has a single broken yellow center line. Where should you normally drive?

  1. Right of the center line, except to pass safely
  2. In the center of the road
  3. In either lane depending on speed
  4. Left of the center line

Answer: A — Right of the center line, except to pass safely

On a two-lane highway you drive right of the broken yellow center line except to pass.

14. On a three-lane highway, what is the center lane used for?

  1. Emergency vehicles only
  2. Passing slower vehicles
  3. High-speed through traffic
  4. Left turns only, from either direction

Answer: D — Left turns only, from either direction

The center lane of a three-lane highway is used by drivers from either direction only for left turns, never for passing.

15. A dashed white line separates two lanes traveling in the same direction. What does this indicate?

  1. You are approaching a merge point
  2. Passing is not permitted
  3. Passing is permitted
  4. The lane is for turning only

Answer: C — Passing is permitted

White dashes separate lanes traveling the same direction with passing permitted.

16. If your vehicle cannot maintain the minimum required speed on an expressway, what should you do?

  1. Stay off the expressway
  2. Drive in the left lane with hazards on
  3. Drive at half the posted minimum
  4. Drive on the shoulder

Answer: A — Stay off the expressway

If you cannot or will not drive at least the minimum speed, you should stay off the expressway.

17. How many seconds behind the vehicle ahead should you stay on an expressway in normal conditions, and how much more in bad weather?

  1. 5 seconds, 6 in bad weather
  2. 4 seconds, 5 in bad weather
  3. 3 seconds, 4 in bad weather
  4. 2 seconds, 3 in bad weather

Answer: C — 3 seconds, 4 in bad weather

Stay 3 seconds behind the vehicle ahead, 4 seconds in bad weather.

18. Your car breaks down on an expressway. What should you do?

  1. Pull to the median
  2. Stop in your lane and turn on hazards
  3. Walk to the nearest exit immediately
  4. Pull to the extreme right shoulder and turn on flashers

Answer: D — Pull to the extreme right shoulder and turn on flashers

For a breakdown, signal and pull off to the extreme right shoulder away from traffic and turn on the flashers.

19. How far before an expressway exit should you signal your intent to leave?

  1. 300 feet
  2. 50 feet
  3. 100 feet
  4. 200 feet

Answer: C — 100 feet

You must signal right at least 100 feet before the exit.

20. You are entering an expressway via the acceleration lane. Who has the right-of-way?

  1. Whoever is traveling faster
  2. Vehicles in the left lane
  3. Vehicles already on the expressway
  4. You, since you are merging

Answer: C — Vehicles already on the expressway

When entering, you must yield to vehicles already on the expressway.

21. Before moving left to pass another vehicle, how much clear road ahead should you have?

  1. 100 feet
  2. 150 feet
  3. 300 feet
  4. 200 feet

Answer: D — 200 feet

You should not move left to pass unless you have at least 200 feet of clear road ahead.

22. Under what condition may you legally pass on the right?

  1. Only in construction zones
  2. When the road has two or more lanes each way with no parked cars or obstructions
  3. On any two-lane road with no obstructions
  4. Passing on the right is never legal

Answer: B — When the road has two or more lanes each way with no parked cars or obstructions

Passing on the right is allowed when the road has two or more lanes each way with no parked cars or obstructions, among other listed conditions.

23. How close to a place with an obstructed view, such as a bridge, tunnel or railroad crossing, may you not pass?

  1. 100 feet
  2. 75 feet
  3. 150 feet
  4. 50 feet

Answer: A — 100 feet

You must never pass within 100 feet of an obstructed view or of a place where vehicles or pedestrians might cross your path, such as a bridge, tunnel or railroad crossing.

24. Another driver is passing you on the left. What should you do?

  1. Move left to give more room
  2. Flash your headlights
  3. Speed up to prevent them from passing
  4. Stay in your lane, move right, and do not speed up

Answer: D — Stay in your lane, move right, and do not speed up

When being passed, stay in your lane, move right when passed on the left, and never speed up.

25. On a road with four or more lanes, what is generally prohibited in the left lane?

  1. Merging
  2. Passing
  3. Impeding the normal flow of traffic
  4. Turning

Answer: C — Impeding the normal flow of traffic

A vehicle may not impede the normal flow of traffic by driving in the left lane on a road with four or more lanes.

26. How far before turning, slowing, or stopping must you signal?

  1. 200 feet or half a block
  2. 50 feet or an eighth of a block
  3. 300 feet or a full block
  4. 100 feet or one third of a block

Answer: D — 100 feet or one third of a block

You must signal for at least 100 feet or one third of a block before turning, slowing, or stopping.

27. If your vehicle's turn indicators fail and you must signal a left turn using an arm signal, what position should you use?

  1. Arm and hand pointed down, palm to the rear
  2. Arm waving side to side
  3. Arm and hand pointed up
  4. Arm straight out

Answer: D — Arm straight out

A left turn is signaled with the arm held straight out.

28. While waiting to turn left at an intersection, why should you keep your front wheels straight instead of turned toward the turn?

  1. It's required for the turn signal to work
  2. It prevents being pushed into oncoming traffic if hit from behind
  3. It improves visibility of the turn signal
  4. It reduces tire wear

Answer: B — It prevents being pushed into oncoming traffic if hit from behind

Keeping wheels straight avoids being pushed into oncoming traffic if rear-ended.

29. What is the recommended speed for making a turn?

  1. 15 mph or less
  2. 10 mph or less
  3. 5 mph or less
  4. 20 mph or less

Answer: B — 10 mph or less

The recommended turning speed is 10 mph or less.

30. While backing your vehicle, how should you check behind you?

  1. Looking directly through the rear window
  2. Checking once before starting to back
  3. Using the side mirrors only
  4. Using the rearview mirror only

Answer: A — Looking directly through the rear window

When backing, look directly through the rear window and never rely on the rearview mirror.

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