Right of way entering and passing — Delaware Permit Test

Right of way entering and passing on the Delaware permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Drivers entering a road from a driveway, alley or roadside must yield to vehicles already on the main road.

A car pulling out of a driveway into a gap too small is struck by traffic that cannot stop.

Drivers entering a road from a driveway, alley, or roadside must yield to vehicles already on the main road.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.88

Drivers may not enter an intersection unless they can get through it without having to stop; wait until traffic ahead clears.

A car stuck in the middle when the light changes blocks the cross traffic that now has green.

Drivers may not enter an intersection unless they can get through it without having to stop.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.89

A driver passing a vehicle going the same direction must yield to that vehicle, even if it slows down or comes to a stop.

A passing driver who assumes the slower car will keep its speed runs into it when it brakes.

Drivers overtaking a vehicle traveling in the same traffic direction must yield to that vehicle (even if the vehicle slows down or comes to a stop).

Delaware Driver Manual, p.89

On the test

You pull onto a road from a driveway. Who has the right-of-way?

Vehicles already on the road. A car pulling out of a driveway into a gap too small is struck by traffic that cannot stop. Delaware Driver Manual, p.88: “Drivers entering a road from a driveway, alley, or roadside must yield to vehicles already on the main road.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.