Right of way general statement — Delaware Permit Test

Right of way general statement on the Delaware permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Delaware law does not give anyone the right-of-way; it only says who must yield it.

A driver who thinks the law hands them the road may pull out in front of someone who never saw them.

The law describes who is to yield the right-of-way.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.69

In Delaware, if yielding would prevent a crash, you should yield even when the other driver was the one supposed to yield.

Insisting on your turn can leave you right on paper and hurt in a wreck.

When you can prevent a crash by yielding the right-of-way, regardless of who was supposed to yield, it is of course the right thing to do!

Delaware Driver Manual, p.69

On the test

What does Delaware law say about the right-of-way?

It says who must yield, not who has it. A driver who thinks the law hands them the road may pull out in front of someone who never saw them. Delaware Driver Manual, p.69: “The law describes who is to yield the right-of-way.”

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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.