California DMV Knowledge Test
Right of way: practice questions
Our California DMV bank has 19 questions on this topic. Here are 4 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Who has the right of way at an intersection without signs or signals when two vehicles arrive at the same time?
- The vehicle on the left
- The vehicle going straight ahead
- The vehicle on the right
- The faster vehicle
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C. The vehicle on the right — Yield to the vehicle on your right.
Question 2
What should you do if you miss your exit in a roundabout?
- Make a U-turn inside the roundabout to go back
- Continue around until you return to your exit
- Exit anywhere and turn around
- Stop and back up to the exit
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B. Continue around until you return to your exit — Don't stop or pass in a roundabout.
Question 3
Who must yield when a vehicle is leaving a parking space?
- The vehicle leaving the parking space
- Vehicles already moving along the road must stop
- The larger vehicle
- Pedestrians
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A. The vehicle leaving the parking space — Signal and wait for a safe gap.
Question 4
When entering a road from a driveway or alley, what must you do?
- Yield only to large vehicles; you may then enter with care
- Stop and yield to pedestrians and traffic on the road
- Honk and enter
- Yield only to trucks
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B. Stop and yield to pedestrians and traffic on the road — Stop before the sidewalk area.