Right of Way
Rules for intersections, merges, and yield situations.
Right of Way rules in Texas follow the federal framework with state-specific limits, distances, and exceptions. The practice questions below are drawn from the Texas driver handbook, so they track the state's own rules.
Right of Way questions, Texas edition.
Each question links through to a full explanation, the rule it tests, and a citation back to the manual.
- According to the Texas Driver Handbook, how should a driver think about who "has" the right-of-way at any intersection? →
- You are driving on a street that dead-ends at a through street. What must you do at the T-intersection? →
- You approach a school bus on a two-lane road and its alternately flashing red lights are on. What must you do? →
- You reach an intersection with no signals, no signs, and no lane or pavement differences. Before you cross, what does the manual tell you to make sure of? →
- You are driving on a two-lane road that meets a divided road with three lanes going the same direction. No signs or signals control the intersection. Who has the right-of-way? →
- You have a green light and are stopped in the intersection waiting to turn left. What must you do before completing the turn? →
- A fire truck answering an alarm passes you and continues ahead with its lights flashing. How close may you follow it? →
- A tow truck is stopped with its lights activated on a road posted at 20 mph, and traffic prevents you from vacating the lane closest to it. What speed does the Move Over Law require? →
- You approach a green light and see a pedestrian in the crosswalk with no pedestrian control signal facing them. What does the manual require you to do? →
- Your road is unpaved and it crosses a paved road at an intersection with no signs or signals. Who has the right-of-way? →
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