A short weaving lane connects a highway entrance ramp to the next exit ramp. Who must yield?
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A.
Whichever driver reaches the weaving lane first has priority.
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B.
Both drivers must stop and take turns using the weaving lane.
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C.
Neither driver must yield; both should adjust speed and merge without stopping.
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D.
The entering driver must yield to the exiting driver. Correct
The answer is "The entering driver must yield to the exiting driver."
When entering and exiting drivers share a weaving lane, the manual assigns the yield duty to the driver entering the highway. Answer A imports the first-come priority a driver learned at four-way stops into a highway weave, where direction of travel, not arrival order, decides who yields.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Whichever driver reaches the weaving lane first has priority.
The rule is set by direction of travel, not by arrival order. Imports the four-way-stop first-come rule into a highway weave.
B. Both drivers must stop and take turns using the weaving lane.
Stopping on a live highway weave would create a crash risk, not resolve one. Applies an all-way-stop courtesy where highway speeds make it dangerous.
C. Neither driver must yield; both should adjust speed and merge without stopping.
The manual assigns the yield duty to the entering driver; the weaving lane is not a no-yield zone. Treats the short weaving lane like a zipper merge where drivers alternate one-for-one instead of one yielding.
This question tests your knowledge of Lane Changes & Merging in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "ENTERING HIGHWAYS," p.52..
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