Germany Driving Theory Test (Führerschein Class B)
Vorfahrt und Vorrang (right of way): practice questions
Our Führerschein theory (B) bank has 33 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
What does the red octagonal sign 206 (Halt. Vorfahrt gewähren.) require?
- Give way without stopping if clear
- Stop only if traffic is coming
- Stop and give way
- Slow to walking pace
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C. Stop and give way — Sign 206: you must stop and give way.
Question 2
Traffic is congested and you would have to wait inside the junction. Your light is green. What do you do?
- Drive in and switch on hazard lights
- Sound the horn
- Wait before the junction
- Drive in because you have green
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C. Wait before the junction — § 11(1) StVO: even with priority or green, you must not enter if you would have to wait inside the junction.
Question 3
Traffic lights and a give-way sign at a junction show different things. Which applies?
- The traffic lights
- The give-way sign
- Whichever is more cautious
- Right before left
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A. The traffic lights — § 37(1) StVO: light signals take precedence over priority rules and priority signs.
Question 4
A bus of public transport wants to pull out from a marked bus stop. What must you do?
- Overtake it quickly
- Let it pull out, and wait if necessary
- Sound the horn
- Keep your speed because you have priority
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B. Let it pull out, and wait if necessary — § 20(5) StVO: buses must be allowed to pull out from marked stops; other vehicles must wait if necessary.
Question 5
You come out of a field or forest track onto a road. Who has priority?
- Traffic on the road
- You, if you come from the right
- Agricultural vehicles
- Whoever arrives first
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A. Traffic on the road — § 8(1)(2) StVO: right before left does not apply to vehicles coming out of a field or forest track.