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Arizona Test 2: Right-of-way and turns

Arizona: Right-of-way and turns

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  1. 1. At an uncontrolled four-way intersection, another vehicle arrives from your right at about the same time. What should you do?
  2. 2. Your street ends at an uncontrolled T intersection. A vehicle is approaching on the continuing street. Who yields?
  3. 3. You are entering a freeway from an acceleration lane as a vehicle on the freeway reaches the merge area. Who must yield?
  4. 4. You want to turn left across an oncoming car that is close enough to pose an immediate hazard. What is required?
  5. 5. You are leaving a private driveway for a highway. A vehicle is approaching closely on the highway. What should you do?
  6. 6. After stopping at a stop sign, you see a car approaching closely on the through road. What should you do?
  7. 7. An ambulance approaches with emergency lights and siren. No officer directs otherwise. What should you do?
  8. 8. You are clearing an intersection when a fire engine approaches with lights and siren. Where should you stop to yield?
  9. 9. On a freeway with two lanes in your direction, a stopped vehicle displays warning lights on the right shoulder. A safe left lane change is possible. What should you do?
  10. 10. A stopped vehicle has warning lights flashing, but traffic makes moving over unsafe. What should you do?
  11. 11. You are not on official business. How far behind a fire engine responding to an alarm must you stay?
  12. 12. A police vehicle ahead is responding to an emergency with lights and siren and has not moved to the rightmost lane. What minimum following distance applies?
  13. 13. Another road user may be affected by your turn. For how much of the approach must you signal continuously?
  14. 14. In an ordinary car with no special turn markings, how should you approach and make a right turn?
  15. 15. With no special turn markings, which lane should an ordinary car use to approach a left turn?
  16. 16. Lane markings direct a turn along a different path from the usual turning rule. Which path should you follow?
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  1. At an uncontrolled four-way intersection, another vehicle arrives from your right at about the same time. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Yield to the vehicle on your right.

    For simultaneous arrivals at this type of intersection, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-771, A. ↗

  2. Your street ends at an uncontrolled T intersection. A vehicle is approaching on the continuing street. Who yields?

    Correct answer: You, because your street ends.

    The terminating-road driver yields to traffic on the continuing road; the usual left-versus-right rule does not reverse this.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-771, A. ↗

  3. You are entering a freeway from an acceleration lane as a vehicle on the freeway reaches the merge area. Who must yield?

    Correct answer: You, as the entering driver.

    Traffic entering from a ramp or acceleration lane yields to traffic on the main freeway roadway.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-771, C. ↗

  4. You want to turn left across an oncoming car that is close enough to pose an immediate hazard. What is required?

    Correct answer: Wait and yield to the oncoming car.

    A left-turning driver yields to oncoming vehicles in the intersection or close enough to be an immediate hazard.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-772, Entire section. ↗

  5. You are leaving a private driveway for a highway. A vehicle is approaching closely on the highway. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Yield before entering the highway.

    Drivers entering or crossing a highway from a private road or driveway yield to closely approaching highway traffic.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-774, Entire section. ↗

  6. After stopping at a stop sign, you see a car approaching closely on the through road. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Remain stopped until you can enter without conflict.

    Stopping does not transfer priority. Yield to through traffic that is already in the intersection or is an immediate hazard.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-773, Entire section. ↗

  7. An ambulance approaches with emergency lights and siren. No officer directs otherwise. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Pull toward the right edge, clear of intersections, and stop.

    Yield to the emergency vehicle, move as close as possible to the right edge clear of an intersection, and remain stopped until it passes.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-775, A. ↗

  8. You are clearing an intersection when a fire engine approaches with lights and siren. Where should you stop to yield?

    Correct answer: Beyond the intersection near the right edge.

    The required yielding position must be clear of the intersection so the emergency vehicle can get through.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-775, A(2). ↗

  9. On a freeway with two lanes in your direction, a stopped vehicle displays warning lights on the right shoulder. A safe left lane change is possible. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Move into the lane away from the stopped vehicle with caution.

    On qualifying multilane highways, cautiously change to a nonadjacent lane when safe. This rule covers stationary vehicles displaying the specified warning lights.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-775, E(1). ↗

  10. A stopped vehicle has warning lights flashing, but traffic makes moving over unsafe. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Slow to a safe speed and pass with due caution.

    If a lane change is unsafe or impossible, reduce speed and proceed cautiously at a speed safe for conditions.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-775, E(2). ↗

  11. You are not on official business. How far behind a fire engine responding to an alarm must you stay?

    Correct answer: At least 500 feet.

    Arizona prohibits following responding fire apparatus closer than 500 feet.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-775, C. ↗

  12. A police vehicle ahead is responding to an emergency with lights and siren and has not moved to the rightmost lane. What minimum following distance applies?

    Correct answer: 300 feet.

    Maintain at least 300 feet behind the responding police vehicle until it moves to the lane closest to the right edge.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-775, D(2). ↗

  13. Another road user may be affected by your turn. For how much of the approach must you signal continuously?

    Correct answer: At least the final 100 feet.

    When a turn signal is required, give it continuously for at least the last 100 feet before turning.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-754, B. ↗

  14. In an ordinary car with no special turn markings, how should you approach and make a right turn?

    Correct answer: As close as practicable to the right curb or edge.

    The general right-turn rule keeps both the approach and turn close to the right-hand curb or roadway edge.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-751, 1. ↗

  15. With no special turn markings, which lane should an ordinary car use to approach a left turn?

    Correct answer: The furthest-left lane lawfully available in its direction.

    Approach a left turn in the extreme left lane legally available to your direction of travel.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-751, 2. ↗

  16. Lane markings direct a turn along a different path from the usual turning rule. Which path should you follow?

    Correct answer: The path required by those official markings.

    Official turn markers and signs can prescribe a different turning course; drivers must follow that direction.

    Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 28-751, 3. ↗

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