You have the right of way as you approach an intersection. What does the manual say to do?
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A.
Do not treat it as a complete right; be ready to yield to other users. Correct
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B.
Proceed at your normal speed without slowing for other vehicles.
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C.
Assert it firmly so other drivers know your intent.
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D.
Rely on other drivers to yield to you as required by law.
The answer is "Do not treat it as a complete right; be ready to yield to other users."
The manual warns that the right of way is not a complete right and that drivers must be prepared to yield to other users to avoid a crash. Readers who take priority as a rank order (I go, they wait) pick C; the manual writes the rule as a warning against exactly that reading.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Proceed at your normal speed without slowing for other vehicles.
Holding speed forfeits the option to yield; the manual says a few seconds of waiting is far better than a crash. This answer treats priority as a reason to keep pace with a schedule, at the expense of the caution the manual asks for.
C. Assert it firmly so other drivers know your intent.
Yielding, not asserting, is what the manual asks of the right-of-way holder when a conflict is possible. This answer reads right-of-way as a badge of authority to project at other drivers, the way a badge might settle a dispute over shared property.
D. Rely on other drivers to yield to you as required by law.
The manual expects the priority holder to stay ready to give way, not to trust that others will follow the law. This answer reads other drivers' legal duty to yield as a guarantee they will, the shortcut that turns a rule owed by them into an assurance for you.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Aggressive Drivers," p.46..
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