Uncontrolled intersections — Iowa Permit Test

At an intersection with no stop sign or traffic signal, every driver must slow down and approach carefully.

With no sign to tell anyone to stop, each driver has to be ready in case the other does not yield.

At an intersection where there is no stop sign or traffic signal, it’s the responsibility of all drivers to slow down and approach carefully.

All the right-of-way rules that apply at a controlled intersection also apply at an uncontrolled intersection.

The same rules everywhere mean drivers know who waits even when no sign is posted.

All of the rules listed above that apply at a controlled intersection also apply at an uncontrolled intersection.

At an uncontrolled intersection, when two vehicles arrive at roughly the same time, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.

If both drivers guess, they can both go at once; a set rule tells the left driver to wait.

roughly the same time. The driver on the left (red car) must yield to the driver on the right (green car).

You come to an intersection with no stop sign or traffic signal. What must you do?

Slow down and approach carefully. With no sign to tell anyone to stop, each driver has to be ready in case the other does not yield. Iowa Driver's License Manual, p.19: “At an intersection where there is no stop sign or traffic signal, it’s the responsibility of all drivers to slow down and approach carefully.”