Yielding right of way — Arizona Permit Test

No one is allowed to take the right-of-way if taking it means a crash may result.

Being in the right does not stop the crash. If the other driver will not yield, you still have to.

No one is allowed to take the right-of-way if taking it means a crash may result.

The law does not give the right-of-way to any driver; it only says who must yield.

Thinking the road is owed to you makes you pull out without looking. The law only says who has to wait.

The law does not actually “give” the right-of-way to any particular motorist, it just states who must yield.

At an intersection with a signal that is not working, treat it as a 4-way stop.

A dark signal means no one has a green. Driving through it as if you do is how cars get hit from the side.

When approaching an intersection with an inoperative traffic control signal, treat it as you would a 4-way stop.

At an intersection with no traffic lights, stop signs or yield signs, come to a complete stop before entering and go on when the roadway is clear.

With no signs, nobody is told to stop, so every driver must. Rolling in means guessing whether the others will.

Come to a complete stop before entering the intersection and then proceed when the roadway is clear.

When preparing to turn left, you must yield the right-of-way to any oncoming vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian.

A left turn cuts across the path of oncoming traffic. Misjudge a car’s speed and it hits your side door.

When you are preparing to turn left, you must yield the right-of-way to any oncoming vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian.

When entering the roadway from an alley or driveway, stop before reaching the sidewalk and yield to pedestrians and approaching vehicles.

People on the sidewalk walk across driveways without looking. A car that rolls out onto the sidewalk hits them.

When entering the roadway from an alley or driveway, you must stop before reaching the sidewalk.

U-turns are permitted when they can be made safely, do not interfere with other traffic and are not prohibited by signs.

A U-turn swings across every lane. Made in front of other cars, it leaves them nowhere to go.

U-turns are permitted as long as the movement can be made safely, does not interfere with other traffic and is not prohibited by signs.

Drivers must yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in a funeral procession led by a funeral escort vehicle flashing a red or a blue light.

Cutting into a procession splits it apart, and cars at the back may lose their way or run lights to catch up.

Drivers must yield the right-of-way to any vehicle that is part of a funeral procession being led by a funeral escort vehicle flashing a red or a blue light.

May you take the right-of-way when doing so may cause a crash?

No, never if a crash may result. Being in the right does not stop the crash. If the other driver will not yield, you still have to. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.36: “No one is allowed to take the right-of-way if taking it means a crash may result.”