Right of Way
Rules for intersections, merges, and yield situations.
Right of Way rules in North Carolina follow the federal framework with state-specific limits, distances, and exceptions. The practice questions below are drawn from the North Carolina driver handbook, so they track the state's own rules.
Right of Way questions, North Carolina edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- You are already inside a roundabout when an emergency vehicle with lights and siren approaches. What must you do? →
- You are moving through an intersection on a green light. A pedestrian starts to cross in your path against the red pedestrian signal. What does the law require you to do first? →
- A railroad crossing has a crossbuck sign but no lights and no gates. Who yields at that crossing? →
- You approach a North Carolina roundabout with traffic already circulating. Who has the right of way? →
- You sound your horn to warn a pedestrian who is crossing against the signal, but the pedestrian does not stop. What must you do? →
- A pedestrian is crossing on a Walk signal at a signaled intersection. What right of way do they have? →
- A train has just cleared a railroad crossing where you were stopped. What does the manual tell you to do? →
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