You are waiting to turn left at an intersection. An oncoming car is close enough that turning would create a hazard. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait for the oncoming car to pass.
A left-turning driver must yield to oncoming traffic in the intersection or close enough to be an immediate hazard. A turn signal does not give you priority.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.351, subsection 3. ↗
You and a car on your right enter an uncontrolled intersection from crossing roads at about the same time. Who must yield?
Correct answer: You must yield to the car on your right.
At an uncontrolled intersection, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right when they enter at approximately the same time. Opposing left-turn situations follow a different rule.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.351, subsection 2. ↗
A vehicle from a crossing road is already inside an intersection with no signs or signals. As you approach, what is required?
Correct answer: Yield to the vehicle already in the intersection.
At an uncontrolled intersection, an approaching driver yields to a vehicle that has already entered from another road. Do not force an existing crossing movement to stop.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.351, subsection 1. ↗
A stop sign has a clearly marked stop line before the crosswalk. Where should you make your required stop?
Correct answer: At the stop line, without crossing it.
Use the marked stop line. Stopping past it can put your vehicle in the path of pedestrians or crossing traffic.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.351, subsection 4(2)(a). ↗
At a stop-controlled intersection with no stop line and no crosswalk, where do you stop?
Correct answer: Before entering, where you can see approaching cross traffic.
With neither a stop line nor a crosswalk, stop at the point nearest the intersecting road where you can see approaching traffic, before entering the intersection.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.351, subsection 4(2)(a). ↗
You approach a yield sign and see cross traffic too close for you to enter safely. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow down and stop as needed to let it pass.
A yield sign requires an appropriate reduction in speed and a stop when safety requires it. Yield to traffic in the intersection or close enough to be a hazard.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.351, subsection 4(2)(b). ↗
You are leaving a driveway while a car approaches on the road you want to enter. It would have to brake for you. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait until you can enter without creating that conflict.
When entering a highway from a driveway or private road, yield to approaching traffic. Do not force the approaching driver to brake for your entry.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.351, subsection 5. ↗
An oncoming motorcycle is close as you prepare to turn left into a driveway. Which action is correct?
Correct answer: Wait until the motorcycle passes and the turn is safe.
Left turns into driveways also require yielding to oncoming traffic when the turn would create a hazard. Motorcycles are entitled to that protection.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.351, subsection 6. ↗
An intersection has signs and lane markings directing your turning path. What should determine the path you follow?
Correct answer: Follow the route required by the traffic-control devices.
Official traffic-control devices may require a particular turning course. Follow those directions rather than substituting a general turning rule.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.341, subsection 1(3). ↗
There are no special turn markings. How should you normally approach and make a right turn?
Correct answer: Stay as close as practicable to the right roadway edge.
Missouri requires the right-turn approach and turn to be as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or roadway edge. Watch for pedestrians and other road users as you turn.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.341, subsection 1(1). ↗
Without special lane directions, which lane should you use to approach an intersection for a left turn?
Correct answer: The far-left lane lawfully available in your direction.
Approach in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to your direction. Complete the turn into a lawful receiving lane, following any special traffic-control directions.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.341, subsection 1(2)-(3). ↗
You want to reverse direction at a Missouri intersection controlled by a traffic signal. What does the state rule require?
Correct answer: Do not make a U-turn at that signal-controlled intersection.
Section 304.341 prohibits turning to proceed in the opposite direction at an intersection controlled by a traffic signal or police officer. A gap in traffic does not cancel that rule.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.341, subsection 2. ↗
On a two-lane, two-way road, an oncoming school bus stops to unload children with its red stop signals operating. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop before reaching the bus and wait as required.
On this two-lane road, traffic from both directions must stop for the school bus. Remain stopped until the bus resumes motion or its driver signals you to proceed, and watch for children.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.050, subsection 1(1). ↗
You meet a stopped school bus traveling in the opposite direction on a four-lane highway with no median. What is Missouri's bus-stop rule?
Correct answer: You are not required to stop solely for that opposing bus.
The opposing-direction exception applies on a highway with four or more traffic lanes; a median is not required for that exception. Stay alert and avoid endangering children.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.050, subsection 6. ↗
You are behind a school bus in the same direction on a four-lane highway. It stops on your roadway to unload children and displays its stop signals. What must you do?
Correct answer: Stop before the bus and remain stopped as required.
The four-lane opposing-direction exception does not authorize traffic behind the bus on the same roadway to pass. Stop and wait for the bus to move or its driver to signal you to proceed.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.050, subsections 1(1) and 6. ↗
You have stopped for a school bus unloading children. Which event allows you to proceed under Missouri's bus-stop rule, after checking that the way is safe?
Correct answer: The bus resumes motion or its driver signals you to proceed.
Remain stopped until the school bus resumes motion or its driver signals you to proceed. Continue watching for children rather than relying on how long you have waited.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes, section 304.050, subsection 1(1). ↗
As you approach a roundabout entrance, a car is circulating toward you from the left. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield and enter when there is a suitable gap.
Slow down and yield to circulating traffic before entering. Check for bicyclists and pedestrians in the crosswalk as well; enter to travel counterclockwise around the island.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide, August 2026; PDF page 28, printed page 26; Roundabout Intersections; Approaching the roundabout. ↗
You are approaching a multilane roundabout. When should you choose the correct lane for your exit?
Correct answer: Before entering, using the signs and pavement markings.
Read the approach signs and markings and choose the correct lane before entry. The guide advises against changing lanes within the roundabout.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide, August 2026; PDF page 28, printed page 26; Roundabout Intersections; Approaching the roundabout. ↗
An emergency vehicle approaches with its warning signals operating while you are inside a roundabout. What should you normally do?
Correct answer: Exit safely, then pull to the right to let it pass.
Avoid blocking the circulating roadway. Leave the roundabout safely and pull to the right. Do not enter the roundabout in the first place if an emergency vehicle is approaching.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide, August 2026; PDF page 29, printed page 27; Roundabout Intersections; Emergency Vehicles. ↗
What is the raised or paved truck apron around a roundabout's center island intended for?
Correct answer: The rear wheels of large trucks that need extra turning space.
The apron provides room for large trucks' rear wheels to track through the turn. The guide says it is not for cars, SUVs or pickup trucks.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide, August 2026; PDF page 29, printed page 27; Truck Apron. ↗
A vehicle ahead is waiting to turn left, and passing it would require driving onto the shoulder. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait instead of using the shoulder to pass.
Permission to pass a left-turning vehicle on the right does not permit driving off the paved or main traveled portion of the roadway onto the shoulder.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide, August 2026; PDF page 24, printed page 22; Passing on the Right. ↗
An unmarked two-lane road curves ahead and you cannot see enough clear road to complete a pass. What is the safe choice?
Correct answer: Stay behind until a safe and lawful passing opportunity appears.
An absence of pavement markings is not permission to pass with insufficient visibility. You need a clear view for the full distance needed to complete a safe pass.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide, August 2026; PDF page 44, printed page 42; No Passing Zones. ↗
You have passed the turn or exit you wanted. What should you do next?
Correct answer: Continue to a place where you can safely change your route.
Do not back up in a travel lane to recover a missed exit. Continue until you can safely and lawfully turn around or take another route.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide, August 2026; PDF page 45, printed page 43; No Lane Markings; General Driving. ↗
Traffic is slow and a two-way left-turn lane beside you is empty. May you use it as a through lane to get ahead?
Correct answer: No; it is for preparing a left turn, not bypassing a queue.
A two-way left-turn lane is not an extra through or passing lane. Use it for its designated left-turn purpose, not to overtake queued traffic.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide, August 2026; PDF page 28, printed page 26; Two-Way Left-Turn Lanes. ↗
A traffic officer directs you to stop, but the traffic light facing you is green. Which instruction do you follow?
Correct answer: Stop as directed by the traffic officer.
Follow the traffic officer's directions even when they differ from a traffic signal or sign.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide, August 2026; PDF page 45, printed page 43; Traffic Officers. ↗
