Right-of-way
Also known as: right of way, ROW, priority
The legal right of one road user to proceed before others at an intersection, merge, or crossing. The rule names who must yield; it does not give anyone permission to force a passage when another driver fails to yield.
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Practice questions
- According to the manual's child safety points, how should children age 12 and under be sea... · North Carolina practice question
- The manual tells drivers to stay out of other drivers' blind spots. What reason does it gi... · North Carolina practice question
- What does a yield sign require a driver to do? · North Carolina practice question
- You approach a North Carolina roundabout with traffic already circulating. Who has the rig... · North Carolina practice question
- A pedestrian is crossing on a Walk signal at a signaled intersection. What right of way do... · North Carolina practice question
Articles
- How to Pass the North Carolina Knowledge Test on Your First Try · North Carolina article
- How to Pass the Texas Knowledge Test on Your First Try · Texas article
- Failed the DMV Test? What to Do Next, State by State · Article
- DMV Knowledge Test Pass Rates by State: What Is Actually Published · Article
- The Ten Ways a Permit-Test Question Is Built to Catch You · Article
Road signs
- Bike Lane · Sign
- Busway Crossing · Sign
- Cross Road · Sign
- Left Turn Yield on Flashing Yellow Arrow · Sign
- Stop · Sign
Pavement markings
- Yield Line (Shark's Teeth) · Pavement marking
- YIELD Pavement Word Marking · Pavement marking
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