You want to turn right at a circular red light, and no sign prohibits it. What must happen first?
Correct answer: Stop completely, then yield and turn only when clear.
A right turn on red is allowed only after a complete stop and when traffic is permitted in that direction. Yield to pedestrians and other vehicles.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Which left turn may be made at a circular red light after stopping and yielding, if no sign prohibits it?
Correct answer: From a one-way road onto another one-way road in the permitted direction.
The left-on-red exception applies from a one-way road to a one-way cross street. The turn must follow the permitted direction and the intersection must be clear.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A red arrow controls your intended turn. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop and wait for a signal that permits the movement.
A red arrow requires you to stop before the stop line, crosswalk or intersection. Do not treat it as the circular-red right-turn exception.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You approach a flashing red signal. How should you proceed?
Correct answer: Stop completely, yield and go when the intersection is clear.
A flashing red light has the same stopping requirement as a stop sign. After stopping, apply the right-of-way rules.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
The light turns steady yellow while you are approaching, and you can stop safely before the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Stop before entering.
Yellow warns that red is next. Do not enter when you can make a safe stop before the intersection.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You are already waiting inside an intersection to turn left when the signal becomes red. What should you do?
Correct answer: Complete the turn as soon as it is safe.
A driver already waiting in the intersection should clear it safely. Do not reverse to the stop line or turn into a remaining hazard.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 66, physical PDF page 69; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A flashing yellow arrow faces you for a left turn. What must you do about oncoming traffic?
Correct answer: Yield to oncoming vehicles that present an immediate hazard.
The flashing yellow arrow allows cautious movement, not a protected turn. Yield to oncoming traffic and people in your path.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 67, physical PDF page 70; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Your light is green, but a queue leaves no room beyond the intersection. You intend to go straight. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait before entering until there is room to clear the intersection.
Do not enter a signal-controlled intersection for a straight movement unless you can move through without blocking cross traffic.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Intersection gridlock; printed page 65, physical PDF page 68; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A green left arrow comes on while a pedestrian is still in your turning path. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield until the pedestrian is clear of your path.
Even a protected arrow does not permit striking someone already in the intersection. Yield to vehicles and pedestrians already there.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Right of way and yielding; printed page 43, physical PDF page 46; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A steady red X is displayed over your lane. What does it mean?
Correct answer: You must not drive in that lane.
A red X closes the lane to your direction. Obey the overhead control as well as other signs and signals.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Lane use control signals; printed page 68, physical PDF page 71; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
The overhead lane signal changes to a steady yellow X. What should you prepare to do?
Correct answer: Move safely out of that lane before it closes.
A steady yellow X warns that the lane control is changing and a red X will follow. Find a safe opening into an allowed lane.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Lane use control signals; printed page 68, physical PDF page 71; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A car ahead moves past a ramp meter on green. May you follow it through the same green?
Correct answer: No; the manual’s rule is one car per green.
Ramp meters meter entry one vehicle per green. Wait for your own green instead of following another car through.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Freeway ramp meters; printed page 68, physical PDF page 71; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
An officer directs you to proceed while the normal signal is red. Which instruction should you follow?
Correct answer: The officer’s direction.
An officer directing traffic takes precedence over ordinary traffic lights, signs and pavement markings.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic officers; printed page 71, physical PDF page 74; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A stop sign has a marked stop line before the crosswalk. Where should you stop?
Correct answer: Before the stop line.
Stop before a marked stop line and keep the crosswalk clear. If the view is obstructed, be prepared to stop again while checking for traffic.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Stopping; printed page 41, physical PDF page 44; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
All traffic signals are out and no officer is directing traffic. How does the Minnesota manual say to treat the intersection?
Correct answer: As an uncontrolled intersection, using the normal yielding rules.
Minnesota’s manual specifies an uncontrolled intersection when a traffic signal is not functioning. Approach cautiously and apply the normal yielding rules.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Traffic-control signals; printed page 65, physical PDF page 68; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time and their paths conflict. Who yields?
Correct answer: The driver who has the other vehicle on the right.
At the same-time arrival, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. Still make sure the intersection is safe before entering.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Right of way and yielding; printed page 43, physical PDF page 46; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You approach the end of your road at an uncontrolled T-intersection. What must you do?
Correct answer: Yield to cross traffic before turning.
A driver turning from the terminating road at an uncontrolled T-intersection yields to traffic on the continuing road.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Right of way and yielding; printed page 43, physical PDF page 46; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A car in the next lane has stopped for a pedestrian at a crosswalk. What must you avoid?
Correct answer: Passing that stopped car.
It is illegal to pass a vehicle stopped for a pedestrian. The stopped vehicle may be hiding the person from your view.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Watch for pedestrians; printed page 47, physical PDF page 50; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A school bus is stopped with red lights flashing on your undivided road. How far away must you stop?
Correct answer: At least 20 feet from the bus.
Stop at least 20 feet away whether approaching from the front or rear. Remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing, and check for children before moving.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Stopping for a school bus; printed page 42, physical PDF page 45; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A stopped school bus flashes red lights on the opposite roadway beyond a physical divider. Must you stop solely for that bus?
Correct answer: No; traffic on the opposite side of the divider is exempt.
The exception is for the separate roadway on the opposite side of a divided road, not merely any road with multiple lanes.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Passing a school bus; printed page 42, physical PDF page 45; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You are ready to enter a roundabout while vehicles circulate from your left. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield and wait for a safe gap.
Yield to traffic already in the roundabout and enter counterclockwise when there is a safe opening.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Roundabouts; printed page 30, physical PDF page 33; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
An ambulance approaches from behind on an undivided two-way road with red lights flashing and its siren sounding. What should you do?
Correct answer: Pull to the right and stop safely.
On a two-way road, move right and stop for an approaching emergency vehicle. If already in an intersection, clear it before stopping.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Yield to emergency vehicles; printed page 44, physical PDF page 47; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
An emergency vehicle with flashing lights is stopped beside a road with two lanes in your direction. What does Minnesota’s Move Over rule require when safe?
Correct answer: Move into the lane farther away.
Move a lane away when you can do so safely. If you cannot, slow down and pass cautiously; the rule also covers the other stopped vehicles specified in the manual.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Passing parked emergency and service vehicles; printed page 44, physical PDF page 47; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Traffic beyond railroad tracks is backed up. There is no room to clear the tracks completely. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait before the tracks until the whole vehicle can clear them.
Never enter a crossing if traffic could leave you stopped on the tracks. Wait for enough space beyond them.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Railroad crossing safety; printed page 53, physical PDF page 56; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Two solid white lines separate your lane from the next lane. What do they mean?
Correct answer: You must not change lanes across them.
Double solid white lines prohibit changing lanes. White lines generally separate traffic moving in the same direction.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; White lines; printed page 69, physical PDF page 72; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
