Uncontrolled intersection right of way — Alaska Permit Test

Uncontrolled intersection right of way on the Alaska permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

When two vehicles approach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time with danger of collision, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.

A simple shared rule means both drivers know who goes first instead of both going at once.

When two vehicles approach an uncontrolled intersection in such position and time that there is danger of collision, the driver of the vehicle on the left must yield to the driver of the vehicle on the right.

Alaska Driver Manual, p.38

If you approach an uncontrolled intersection from the right, do not assume you have the right of way; you have it only when the other driver gives it to you.

Assuming the other driver will yield is how two cars end up in the same spot at once.

If you are the driver approaching from the right do not assume that you have the right of way.

Alaska Driver Manual, p.38

At an uncontrolled intersection, a non-motorized user has the right of way over motorized vehicles.

Walkers and bicyclists have no protection in a crash, so drivers let them go first.

A non-motorized user has the right of way through uncontrolled intersections to motorized vehicles.

Alaska Driver Manual, p.38

On the test

Two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time. Who must yield?

The driver on the left. A simple shared rule means both drivers know who goes first instead of both going at once. Alaska Driver Manual, p.38: “When two vehicles approach an uncontrolled intersection in such position and time that there is danger of collision, the driver of the vehicle on the left must yield to the driver of the vehicle on the right.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Alaska Driver Manual, published by the Alaska Department of Administration, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.