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A motorist and a bicyclist arrive at an uncontrolled intersection at the exact same time from perpendicular directions. According to standard rules of the road, how should the motorist handle right-of-way when the bicyclist is on the motorist's right?

  1. Yield the right-of-way to the bicyclist approaching from the rightAnswer
  2. B
    Proceed ahead of the bicyclist because motor vehicles always have automatic right-of-way over non-motorized vehicles
  3. C
    Accelerate to overtake and pass the bicyclist directly within the intersection
  4. D
    Sound the horn continuously to instruct the bicyclist to pull off the road entirely

Answer

Yield the right-of-way to the bicyclist approaching from the right.
Under traffic safety laws, bicycles are legally classified as vehicles with the same right-of-way privileges. At an uncontrolled intersection where two road users arrive at the same time, the driver on the left must yield to the road user on the right.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the vehicle classification and legal rights of the bicyclist.
Bicyclists operating on public roadways are governed by the same traffic laws and right-of-way rules as motor vehicle drivers.
Traffic laws grant equal roadway rights to bicycles and micro-mobility operators.
2
Apply the standard uncontrolled intersection right-of-way rule.
When two road users reach an uncontrolled intersection simultaneously, the user on the left must yield to the user approaching from the right.
The bicyclist is on the motorist's right, so the motorist must yield.

Key Concept

Equal traffic rights for bicyclists and uncontrolled intersection right-of-way rules
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