Your light turns green while a vehicle is still clearing your path through the intersection. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait until the vehicle has safely cleared before entering.
Check the actual intersection before moving. The green indication does not make an occupied path safe.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 15, physical PDF page 19: Signals — green only if intersection is clear. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A traffic officer directs you to stop even though your signal is green. Which direction controls?
Correct answer: Stop as the officer directs.
When an officer is directing traffic, follow the officer’s instructions rather than conflicting signs or signals.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 20, physical PDF page 24: Right of Way — obey officer directing traffic. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. Also current NDCC §39-10-02, https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t39c10.pdf, physical page 1. ↗
The crossing gate is down but you cannot see a train. May you drive around it?
Correct answer: No; stay stopped until the gate is raised, lights stop flashing and the tracks are clear.
A lowered gate is not optional merely because the train is out of view. Check all tracks before proceeding after the warnings end.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 18, physical PDF page 22: Railroad Crossings — red lights and lowered gates. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
At a four-way stop, another vehicle stopped before you and its path is clear. Who should ordinarily go first?
Correct answer: The vehicle that arrived and stopped first.
At a four-way stop, the driver who stopped first goes first when the way is clear. If another driver goes out of turn, yield to avoid a collision instead of insisting on priority.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 19, physical PDF page 23: Right of Way — four-way stop. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You and a driver on your right reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time. Your paths conflict. What should you do?
Correct answer: Yield to the driver on your right.
Where there is no stop sign or signal, yield to traffic from your right. Continue watching for mistakes and be ready to avoid a crash.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 19, physical PDF page 23: Right of Way — simultaneous unsigned intersection. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You are leaving a driveway with no stop sign. What does North Dakota’s handbook direct you to do before entering the street?
Correct answer: Stop before the sidewalk area, then yield to pedestrians and approaching traffic.
Stop before crossing the sidewalk even without a stop sign. The driveway entry does not give you priority over pedestrians or road traffic.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 20, physical PDF page 24: Right of Way — driveway sidewalk stop and yield. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
A car is already circulating through the part of a roundabout you want to enter. What should you do?
Correct answer: Slow and yield, then enter counterclockwise when there is a safe opening.
Entering traffic yields to vehicles circulating counterclockwise. Choose a safe opening and stay in your lane within the roundabout.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 23, physical PDF page 27: Roundabouts — entering and circulating. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
On a two-way street, you are already in an intersection when an emergency vehicle approaches with proper lights and siren. What should you do?
Correct answer: Clear the intersection safely, then pull close to the right edge and stop until it passes.
Yield clear of the intersection unless an officer directs otherwise. Stopping inside it can block the emergency vehicle.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 20, physical PDF page 24: Right of Way — moving emergency vehicle. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. Also current NDCC §39-10-26(1), https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t39c10.pdf, physical pages 9–10, confirms stopping clear of the intersection. ↗
Another vehicle occupies the freeway gap you hoped to use. Who must adjust?
Correct answer: You must yield and find a safe gap before entering the through lane.
A signal states your intention but does not create a gap or right-of-way. Entering traffic must yield to traffic already on the freeway.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 24, physical PDF page 28: Interchanges — entering traffic yields. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
You are already circulating in a roundabout when an emergency vehicle approaches. What should you do?
Correct answer: Continue to an exit, then pull right where there is room for it to pass.
Do not block the roundabout. Clear it and yield outside where the emergency vehicle has room.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 23, physical PDF page 27: Roundabouts — emergency vehicle clearance. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
An approaching motorcycle has a flashing turn signal. Is that alone enough reason to pull from your driveway in front of it?
Correct answer: No; wait until its actual movement and a safe gap make entry safe.
Motorcycle turn signals may not cancel automatically. Wait until the rider’s actual movement and a safe gap establish that entry is safe.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 33, physical PDF page 37: Sharing the Road with Motorcycles — signal may not cancel. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
Traffic is stopped just beyond the railroad tracks and there is no room for your whole car on the far side. The crossing warning is inactive. What should you do?
Correct answer: Wait before the tracks until enough space is available beyond them.
Check the space beyond the tracks before entering. A clear warning signal does not create storage space on the other side.
Source: North Dakota Class D Noncommercial Driver License Manual, 2025–2027 cover / Revised 2025, printed page 18, physical PDF page 22: Railroad Crossings — do not stop on tracks. Current linked manual text reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗
