Texas Driver License: Right-of-Way

20 questions with the correct answer and an explanation for each. Topic: Right-of-Way. Free, no account needed.

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1. Another driver at an intersection fails to yield the right-of-way as the rules require. What should you do?

  1. Let the other driver go, since right-of-way must be given, not taken
  2. Flash your headlights and continue through
  3. Sound the horn and accelerate to assert your position
  4. Proceed since you technically have the right-of-way

Answer: A — Let the other driver go, since right-of-way must be given, not taken

Right-of-way is something to give, not take; if the other driver doesn't yield as required, let them go rather than force the issue.

2. A driver commits a failure-to-yield violation and the resulting crash causes another person a bodily injury. What fine does the driver face?

  1. $50 to $200
  2. $500 to $1,250
  3. $500 to $2,000
  4. $1,000 to $4,000

Answer: C — $500 to $2,000

Failure to yield that causes bodily injury carries a fine of $500 to $2,000.

3. A failure-to-yield crash leaves another person with a serious bodily injury. What fine applies to the at-fault driver?

  1. $1,000 to $4,000
  2. Up to $4,000 and up to a year in jail
  3. $1,000 to $2,000
  4. $500 to $2,000

Answer: A — $1,000 to $4,000

When the failure-to-yield crash causes serious bodily injury, the fine rises to $1,000 to $4,000.

4. A gravel road crosses a paved road at an intersection with no signs or signals. Which vehicle has the right-of-way?

  1. The vehicle on the gravel road
  2. The vehicle on the paved road
  3. The vehicle approaching from the right
  4. The vehicle that arrives first

Answer: B — The vehicle on the paved road

Where an unpaved road meets a paved road, traffic on the paved road has the right-of-way.

5. At an uncontrolled intersection with no signs, signals, extra lanes, or paving difference, a driver sees another vehicle approaching from their right at about the same time. What should the driver do?

  1. Proceed if their road is wider
  2. Yield only if the other vehicle is turning
  3. Yield to the vehicle on their right
  4. Proceed first since they arrived at the same time

Answer: C — Yield to the vehicle on their right

At a fully uncontrolled intersection, drivers yield to any vehicle entering or approaching from their right.

6. A driver waiting to turn left at an intersection sees oncoming traffic coming straight through from the opposite direction. Who has the right-of-way?

  1. The oncoming vehicle going straight through
  2. Whichever vehicle reaches the intersection first
  3. The turning driver, since left turns take priority
  4. The turning driver, if their signal is already on

Answer: A — The oncoming vehicle going straight through

A left-turning driver must yield to any vehicle coming straight through from the opposite direction.

7. A driver is on a street that dead-ends into a through street, with no stop sign posted. What must the driver do?

  1. Stop and yield to traffic on the through street
  2. Proceed since through-street traffic must yield to merging traffic
  3. Proceed if no vehicles are visible on the through street
  4. Yield only to vehicles approaching from the right

Answer: A — Stop and yield to traffic on the through street

At a T-intersection, the driver on the street that ends must stop and yield to traffic on the through street.

8. A gate is down at a railroad crossing. How far from the nearest rail should a driver stop?

  1. Within 5 feet
  2. At least 100 feet
  3. Anywhere before the crossbuck sign
  4. Between 15 and 50 feet

Answer: D — Between 15 and 50 feet

Drivers must stop between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail when a gate is down or another warning is active.

9. The flashing red lights at a railroad crossing begin flashing as a driver approaches. What should the driver do?

  1. Slow down and cross carefully if no train is visible
  2. Stop and stay stopped until the train has passed and the lights stop
  3. Stop briefly, then proceed once the gate begins to rise
  4. Treat it as a yield sign and proceed if the crossing is clear

Answer: B — Stop and stay stopped until the train has passed and the lights stop

Flashing red lights at a crossing mean stop and stay stopped until the train has passed and the lights stop.

10. A driver's car stalls on a railroad crossing and a train is approaching. There is no time to push the car clear. What should the driver do?

  1. Stay inside the car with the seatbelt fastened
  2. Try to restart the engine until the last possible moment
  3. Get out and run toward the approaching train, angled away from the tracks
  4. Get out and run in the same direction the train is traveling

Answer: C — Get out and run toward the approaching train, angled away from the tracks

If a stalled car can't be pushed clear in time, the driver should get out and run toward the approaching train, angled away from the tracks, to avoid flying debris.

11. What is the fine for disobeying the railroad crossing law?

  1. $500 to $1,250
  2. $50 to $200
  3. $500 to $2,000
  4. $1,000 to $4,000

Answer: B — $50 to $200

Disobeying the railroad crossing law costs $50 to $200.

12. A freight train has just finished passing through a crossing with multiple tracks. Is it safe to cross now?

  1. Yes, once one train has passed the crossing is clear
  2. No, drivers must wait a fixed five minutes after any train passes
  3. No, another train could be hidden on a different track, so check that all tracks are clear
  4. Yes, as long as you cannot hear a train whistle

Answer: C — No, another train could be hidden on a different track, so check that all tracks are clear

Drivers must check that all tracks are clear, since one train can hide another approaching on a different track.

13. An ambulance with its siren sounding and lights flashing approaches from behind, and traffic conditions allow you to move. What should you do?

  1. Maintain speed and let it pass in another lane
  2. Pull to the right edge of the road and stop
  3. Stop immediately in your current lane
  4. Pull to the left and stop

Answer: B — Pull to the right edge of the road and stop

When traffic allows, a driver should pull to the right edge of the road and stop for an approaching emergency vehicle.

14. A driver approaches a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights on, on a road with only one lane in each direction, so changing lanes is not possible. The posted speed limit is 55 mph. What must the driver do?

  1. Maintain the posted speed limit while giving extra space
  2. Slow to less than 5 mph
  3. Come to a complete stop
  4. Slow to 20 mph below the posted limit

Answer: D — Slow to 20 mph below the posted limit

Where moving over isn't possible and the limit is 25 mph or more, the driver must slow to 20 mph below the posted limit.

15. A school bus stopped on your street has its alternating red lights flashing, and you are approaching from the opposite direction. What must you do?

  1. Stop only if you are within one car length of the bus
  2. Stop, and you may not pass until the bus moves, the driver signals you on, or the lights stop flashing
  3. Proceed if the road has two or more lanes in each direction
  4. Slow down and pass carefully since you are not behind the bus

Answer: B — Stop, and you may not pass until the bus moves, the driver signals you on, or the lights stop flashing

Approaching from either direction while a bus's alternating red lights flash requires stopping until the bus moves, the driver signals, or the lights stop.

16. A school bus is stopped in a loading zone on a controlled-access highway, where pedestrians are not allowed to cross to reach it. Must a driver on the highway stop for its flashing red lights?

  1. Yes, always, regardless of the road type
  2. Only if the posted speed limit is below 45 mph
  3. No, this situation is an exception to the stop requirement
  4. Only if traveling in the same direction as the bus

Answer: C — No, this situation is an exception to the stop requirement

Drivers need not stop when the bus is on a controlled-access highway stopped in a loading zone where pedestrians may not cross.

17. What is the fine for a first conviction of failing to stop for a school bus's flashing red lights?

  1. Up to $4,000
  2. $50 to $200
  3. $500 to $1,250
  4. $1,000 to $2,000

Answer: C — $500 to $1,250

A first conviction for failing to stop for a school bus carries a fine of $500 to $1,250.

18. A pedestrian is about to cross at an intersection that has no signs or signals controlling pedestrian crossing. Who has the right-of-way?

  1. Whichever vehicle arrives first
  2. Neither; the pedestrian must wait for a gap
  3. Vehicles turning right on a red light
  4. The pedestrian

Answer: D — The pedestrian

Drivers must yield to a pedestrian at an uncontrolled intersection where there are no signs or signals for the pedestrian.

19. A driver approaches a pedestrian hybrid beacon showing a steady red light. What must the driver do?

  1. Treat it as a flashing yellow and slow down
  2. Stop only if a pedestrian is visible in the crosswalk
  3. Stop; the pedestrian is crossing
  4. Proceed with caution, since the pedestrian phase is ending

Answer: C — Stop; the pedestrian is crossing

The steady red phase of a pedestrian hybrid beacon means stop, as the pedestrian starts crossing.

20. The pedestrian hybrid beacon a driver is stopped at switches from steady red to alternating flashing red. What should the driver do?

  1. Continue waiting until the beacon goes dark
  2. Treat it exactly like the steady red phase and never proceed
  3. Proceed without stopping, since the pedestrian phase has ended
  4. Stop, then proceed if the crosswalk is clear

Answer: D — Stop, then proceed if the crosswalk is clear

Alternating flashing red on a pedestrian hybrid beacon means stop, then go if the crosswalk is clear.

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