Right of Way
Rules for intersections, merges, and yield situations.
Right of Way rules in California follow the federal framework with state-specific limits, distances, and exceptions. The practice questions below are drawn from the California driver handbook, so they track the state's own rules.
Right of Way questions, California edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- At an intersection with no STOP or YIELD signs, you arrive before another vehicle. Who has the right-of-way? →
- What does the traffic term 'yield' require a driver to do? →
- An ambulance is behind you using its siren and red lights, and you are not in an intersection. What are you required to do? →
- You are on a road that ends at a T-intersection with no stop or yield signs. Who has the right-of-way? →
- You and another vehicle reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same moment on crossing roads. Which driver must yield? →
- As you approach a roundabout, what does California require you to do? →
- You arrive at an intersection with no stop signs on any corner and buildings block your view of cross traffic. What speed applies? →
- What is the minimum legal distance you must keep behind an emergency vehicle running its siren and lights? →
- A pedestrian using a white cane is at the corner preparing to cross. When must you give them the right-of-way? →
- You approach a police car stopped on the shoulder with its emergency signal lights flashing. What must you do? →
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