New York Permit Test (DMV Written Test) — All Questions

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Rules of the Road & Right of Way

At an intersection with no signs or signals, who generally has the right of way?

  • a.The vehicle that reaches the intersection first, or the one on the right if you arrive together✓
  • b.The vehicle on the left
  • c.The larger vehicle
  • d.Whoever accelerates first

At an uncontrolled intersection you yield to a vehicle that arrived first; if two arrive at about the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

Rules of the Road & Right of Way

When you enter a roundabout in New York, you must:

  • a.Yield to traffic already in the circle and enter to the right (counterclockwise)✓
  • b.Enter to the left, moving clockwise
  • c.Stop fully before entering even if the circle is empty
  • d.Yield to vehicles waiting to enter behind you

Traffic in a roundabout flows counterclockwise; entering drivers yield to vehicles already circulating and merge when there is a safe gap.

Rules of the Road & Right of Way

You want to make a right turn on a red light in New York. You may do so only if:

  • a.It is night and traffic is light
  • b.You never need to stop first
  • c.You come to a full stop, no sign prohibits it, and it is not banned by local law such as in New York City✓
  • d.You are anywhere in New York City

Right turn on red is allowed after a complete stop and yielding, unless a sign prohibits it; in New York City right turn on red is banned unless a sign specifically permits it.

Rules of the Road & Right of Way

A pedestrian is crossing in a marked crosswalk ahead of you. You must:

  • a.Proceed because vehicles always have priority
  • b.Sound your horn so they hurry
  • c.Stop and yield the right of way to the pedestrian✓
  • d.Continue if you can pass in front of them

Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk; stop and let them finish crossing safely before you proceed.

Rules of the Road & Right of Way

You are stopped for a school bus with its red lights flashing on a two-way street. You must:

  • a.Remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing, in both directions✓
  • b.Proceed if no children are visible
  • c.Pass on the right shoulder
  • d.Pass slowly on the left

In New York you must stop for a stopped school bus flashing red lights whether you are behind it or meeting it, on divided highways too, until the lights stop flashing.

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