Right of way — Alabama Permit Test

When two vehicles enter an uncontrolled intersection from different roads at about the same time, the driver on the left yields to the vehicle on the right.

A simple rule tells both drivers who goes first when nothing else does.

If two vehicles enter an intersection not controlled by signs or signals, and from different roadways at about the same time, the driver of the

If you enter an uncontrolled intersection at an unlawful speed, you lose any right of way you might otherwise have had.

Speeding takes away the time other drivers need to see you and react.

If you enter an uncontrolled intersection at an unlawful speed, you lose any right of way which you might otherwise have.

Yield to emergency vehicles showing a flashing red or blue light and sounding a siren or bell: pull to the side of the road and stop, clear an intersection before stopping, and do not go on until the vehicle has passed.

Every second an ambulance or fire truck loses can cost a life.

In an intersection, clear it before stopping.

When an emergency vehicle displaying flashing red or blue lights and a siren comes toward you or from behind, you must pull over to the curb or side of the road and come to a complete stop.

Clearing the road lets the emergency vehicle get through without weaving around you.

When an emergency vehicle is coming toward you or approaches from behind, displaying flashing red or blue lights and activating a siren, you must pull over to the curb or side of the road and come to a complete stop.

The law requires you to stop and give the right of way at any intersection to a blind person carrying a white cane tipped with red, holding it with arm extended, or using a guide dog.

A blind person cannot see your car, so it is up to you to stop.

The law requires you to stop and give right of way at any intersection to a blind person carrying a white cane tipped with red and holding the cane with arm extended, or using a guide dog.

Cars entering from a private road or driveway must stop and yield to cars on a public street or highway.

Traffic on the public road does not expect a car to pull out, so the car pulling out waits.

Cars entering from a private road or driveway must stop and yield to cars on a public street or highway.

When making a left turn within an intersection or into an alley, driveway or private road, you must yield to any vehicle coming from the opposite direction that is within the intersection or close enough to be a hazard.

A left turn crosses the path of oncoming cars, which may be closer and faster than they look.

When making a left turn within an intersection or into an alley, driveway, or private road, you must yield the right of way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction when it is within the intersection or so close as to constitute an immediate hazard.

Vehicles entering an intersection on green arrows must yield to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.

An arrow gives you a turn, but not the right to hit someone already crossing.

Vehicles entering an intersection on “green arrows” must yield to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.

At an intersection with no signs or signals, two cars arrive together. Who must yield?

The car on the left. A simple rule tells both drivers who goes first when nothing else does. Alabama Driver Manual, p.62: “If two vehicles enter an intersection not controlled by signs or signals, and from different roadways at about the same time, the driver of the”