Driver's Permit Questions

You should always yield right of way to...

• The driver who is at or arrives before you at the intersection;

• Drivers in the opposing traffic lane when you are making a left turn. This includes vehicles turning right;

• Drivers on a minor road must yield to drivers on a main road.

• All of the above

Upon approaching an intersection where a police officer is directing traffic, do what the officer instructs you to do regardless of traffic-control devices or signs.

• Do what the officer instructs you to do regardless of traffic-control devices or signs.

• Do what the traffic control devices tell you.

• Do what the signs tell you.

• Do what your mom told you to do.

In some metropolitan areas, traffic lights are horizontal, instead of vertical, and the red light is on the left, the yellow light is in the middle, and the green light is on the right.

• Red light is on the right. Yellow light is in the middle. Green light is on the left.

• Red light is on the left. Yellow light is in the middle. Green light is on the right.

• Yellow light is on the left. Red light is in the middle. Green light is on the right.

• Yellow light is on the right. Red light is in the middle. Green light is on the left.

Left turns on a green light must yield to through traffic coming from the opposite direction.

• True

• False

It is against the law to enter an intersection after the light turns red.

• True

• False

– A red light means “stop” ...

• on a crosswalk or on a stop line until the green light appears

• in front of a crosswalk or in front of a stop line until the green light appears

• near a crosswalk or near a stop line until the green light appears

• behind a crosswalk or stop line until the green light appears.

Left turns on red are permitted only when turning from a oneway street onto a one-way street. You must first stop then turn left when the roadway is clear of vehicle or pedestrian traffic.

• True

• False

If not prohibited by signs, and you are in the proper lane, you must first stop, and then turn right when the roadway is clear of vehicle or pedestrian traffic.

• True

• False

Two flashing red lights mark...

• a funeral procession

• a railroad crossing

• a crosswalk

• a traffic light

The stopping distance for an average freight train at 55 miles per hour may be...

• 100 meters or more

• a mile or more

• 10 miles or more

• five miles or more