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Difficulty: MediumRight-of-Way Rules at Intersections

You are driving straight on a public street and arrive at an uncontrolled intersection (with no stop signs, yield signs, or traffic signals) at the exact same time as another vehicle approaching from the cross street on your right. According to standard right-of-way rules, which driver has the right-of-way?

  1. You must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle approaching from your right.Answer
  2. B
    The vehicle on your right must yield to you because drivers approaching from the left have right-of-way precedence.
  3. C
    You are required to come to a complete stop and remain stopped until all cross traffic clears, regardless of arrival order.
  4. D
    Whichever vehicle is traveling straight automatically has the right-of-way over any vehicle approaching from a side street.

Answer

You must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle approaching from your right.
At an uncontrolled intersection where no signs or signals exist, when two vehicles arrive at the same time, standard traffic law mandates that the driver on the left must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle approaching from the right.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the intersection type and control devices
The intersection is uncontrolled, meaning there are no signals or traffic signs present to direct traffic.
Right-of-way priority at uncontrolled intersections follows standard statutory yielding rules.
2
Determine the arrival timing of the vehicles
Both vehicles arrive at the intersection simultaneously from perpendicular directions.
When arrival is simultaneous, the first-come, first-served rule cannot resolve priority.
3
Apply the standard uncontrolled intersection right-of-way rule
The vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle approaching from the right.
State DMV regulations dictate that when two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

Key Concept

Right-of-way precedence at uncontrolled intersections
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Right-of-Way Rules at Intersections

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