Question

Difficulty: MediumRight-of-Way Rules at Intersections

Four drivers are approaching a junction where a minor road and a private driveway connect to a major through-street. Based on official right-of-way rules, arrange the vehicles in the correct order in which they may proceed through the junction (from first to last).

  1. 1Vehicle A: Traveling straight on the major through-street
  2. 2Vehicle B: Turning left from the major through-street onto the minor side road
  3. 3Vehicle C: Turning left from the terminating minor side road onto the major through-street
  4. 4Vehicle D: Exiting a private commercial driveway to enter the public minor side road

Answer

The correct order of movement precedence is: Vehicle A (traveling straight on the major through-street), followed by Vehicle B (turning left off the major through-street), then Vehicle C (turning left from the terminating minor road), and finally Vehicle D (exiting the private driveway onto the public road).
Traffic on a major through-street always holds right-of-way over vehicles entering from minor intersecting roads or private driveways. Consequently, the vehicle traveling straight on the major road proceeds first, followed by the vehicle turning off the major street. The vehicle positioned on the public minor road proceeds third after yielding to major street traffic. Finally, the vehicle exiting private property must yield to all public road traffic and proceed last.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the highest priority vehicle based on road classification and movement direction.
Vehicle A proceeds first because it is traveling straight on an uncontrolled major through-street.
Through traffic on a major roadway has complete right-of-way over entering or turning traffic.
2
Determine right-of-way priority among the remaining vehicles established on public roads.
Vehicle B proceeds second, followed by Vehicle C.
Vehicle B is established on the major through-street turning onto a minor road, giving it precedence over Vehicle C, which is entering from a terminating minor street and must yield to major road traffic.
3
Determine precedence for the vehicle entering from private property.
Vehicle D must yield to all other vehicles and proceed last.
DMV regulations mandate that any vehicle exiting a private driveway or parking lot onto a public street must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles already on public roads.

Key Concept

Right-of-way hierarchy between major through-streets, terminating minor roads, and private driveways
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