Texas Right-of-Way Practice Quiz
10 questions on Texas right-of-way rules from our DL-7-verified bank.
1. You're approaching a 4-way stop and another vehicle arrives at the stop sign at the same time as you, on your right. Who goes first?
A. The vehicle on the right ✓
B. You do
C. The larger vehicle
D. Whoever signals first
Why: At an all-way stop with simultaneous arrival, yield to the vehicle on your right (DL-7 Chapter 5).
2. You're turning left at a green light. An oncoming car is heading straight through the intersection. What should you do?
A. Complete your turn before it reaches you
B. Yield and let it pass ✓
C. Honk and proceed
D. Turn only if it slows down
Why: When turning left, always yield to any vehicle coming straight through from the opposite direction (DL-7 Chapter 4).
3. You're driving on a two-lane road that intersects a divided four-lane highway. Who has the right-of-way?
A. The vehicle on the two-lane road
B. The vehicle that arrived first
C. The vehicle on the divided highway ✓
D. The larger vehicle
Why: Drivers on a single or two-lane road must yield to vehicles on a divided road or road with three or more lanes (DL-7 Chapter 4).
4. Pulling out of a private driveway onto a public street, before crossing the sidewalk you must:
A. Honk to alert others
B. Wait only for vehicles
C. Slow to 5 mph and merge
D. Stop and yield to pedestrians and approaching vehicles ✓
Why: When entering a road from a private road, alley, building, or driveway, stop prior to the sidewalk and yield to all approaching vehicles and pedestrians (DL-7 Chapter 4).
5. You're on a paved road. A vehicle is approaching on an unpaved road that crosses yours. Who yields?
A. The unpaved-road driver ✓
B. The paved-road driver
C. Neither — posted signs govern
D. Whichever arrives first
Why: Unpaved-road driver must yield to vehicles on the paved road (DL-7 Chapter 4).
6. On a three-lane same-direction road, two vehicles want to merge into the center lane simultaneously — one from your left, one from your right. Who yields?
A. The vehicle entering from the left
B. The vehicle entering from the right ✓
C. Neither — first one in
D. Both stop
Why: On a road with three or more lanes moving the same direction, the vehicle entering from the right must yield to one entering from the left (DL-7 Chapter 4).
7. At an intersection with no signs, signals, or pavement markings, you should yield to:
A. Vehicles approaching from your left
B. The larger vehicle
C. Vehicles approaching from your right ✓
D. Whoever honks first
Why: At an uncontrolled intersection, yield to any vehicle that has entered or is approaching from your right (DL-7 Chapter 4).
8. You're on a frontage road of a controlled-access highway. A vehicle is entering the frontage road from the highway. You must:
A. Speed up to clear the area
B. Come to a complete stop
C. Honk to alert them
D. Yield the right-of-way ✓
Why: Driver on a frontage road of a controlled-access highway must yield to a vehicle entering or about to enter the frontage road from the highway (DL-7 Chapter 4).
9. You approach a T-intersection traveling on the street that ends at the intersection. You must:
A. Stop and yield to traffic on the through street ✓
B. Proceed with caution without stopping
C. Yield only to vehicles from the left
D. Honk before entering
Why: When approaching a through street on a street that ends at the intersection, you must stop and yield (DL-7 Chapter 4).
10. A pedestrian carrying a white cane steps into the crosswalk ahead of you. You must:
A. Honk to warn them
B. Take all necessary precautions, stopping if needed to avoid injury ✓
C. Continue at reduced speed
D. Swerve around them
Why: A driver must take all necessary precautions to avoid injuring a pedestrian carrying a white cane, and bring the vehicle to a full stop if injury can only be avoided by that action (DL-7 Chapter 12).