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Difficulty: MediumMotorcycles and Motor-Driven Cycles

You are driving a passenger car and approaching an uncontrolled intersection at the same time as a motorcycle arriving on the cross street to your right. Which of the following actions should you take to safely manage the right-of-way?

  1. Yield the right-of-way to the motorcycle because it is arriving from the right and has the full rights of any vehicle at an uncontrolled intersection.Answer
  2. B
    Proceed ahead of the motorcycle because larger passenger vehicles always hold automatic right-of-way over smaller motor-driven cycles.
  3. C
    Overtake a slower vehicle directly in front of you within 100 feet of the intersection to cross before the motorcycle enters.
  4. D
    Execute a left turn across the intersection immediately, assuming oncoming or crossing motorcycles must yield to turning traffic.

Answer

Yield the right-of-way to the motorcycle because it is arriving from the right and has the full rights of any vehicle at an uncontrolled intersection.
At an uncontrolled intersection, the driver on the left must yield the right-of-way to any vehicle arriving from the right. Because motorcycles have the same legal rights as all other motor vehicles, the driver must yield and allow the motorcycle to proceed safely.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the intersection type and right-of-way rule
The intersection is uncontrolled (no traffic signals or signs). Standard right-of-way rules require yielding to the vehicle approaching from the right.
When two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at approximately the same time, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.
2
Apply vehicle sharing rules for motorcycles
Motorcycles are legal motor vehicles and enjoy full rights of the road, including right-of-way protections.
Motorcycles are not required to yield simply because they are smaller or lighter than passenger cars.

Key Concept

Motorcycle Rights and Right-of-Way at Uncontrolled Intersections
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Motorcycles and Motor-Driven Cycles

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