Right of way — Louisiana Permit Test

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

No driver owns the road. The rules only say who must wait, so everyone still has to watch out.

The law says who must yield the right-of-way to another roadway user; it does not give anyone the right-of-way.

If other drivers or pedestrians are not following the rules, let them have the right-of-way even if it belongs to you.

Insisting on your turn can end in a crash. Waiting a moment costs you nothing.

If other drivers or pedestrians are not following the rules, let them have the right-of-way even if it belongs to you.

A driver making a left turn must yield to oncoming traffic, including bicyclists.

A left turn crosses the path of cars and bikes coming toward you. They are going straight and will not expect you.

Left turns - the driver making a left turn must yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic, including bicyclists.

The duty to pull over and stop for an emergency vehicle applies to traffic in both directions.

An emergency vehicle may cross the center line to get past traffic, so drivers coming toward it must clear the way too.

This applies to traffic in both directions.

After an emergency vehicle passes, watch for other emergency vehicles.

Fire trucks and police often travel in groups. Pulling out right away can put you in front of the next one.

Watch for other emergency vehicles.

You must yield to pedestrians legally crossing the road, in marked or unmarked crosswalks.

Most corners are crosswalks even with no paint. A person crossing there has nothing to protect them but you.

To pedestrians legally crossing the roadway on which you are driving (marked or unmarked crosswalks).

You must yield to a person using a guide dog, and to a person using a white cane with or without a red tip.

A person who cannot see may not know your car is there. Waiting for them is the only safe choice.

To persons using a white cane with or without a red tip;

At an uncontrolled intersection, yield to vehicles already in the intersection.

A car already in the middle cannot back out. Entering anyway puts you in its side.

At uncontrolled intersections where vehicles are already in the intersection;

At a T intersection, the driver on the road that ends must yield to vehicles on the through road.

Drivers on the through road do not expect to stop. The driver who must turn waits for a gap.

At “T” intersections where you must yield to vehicles on the through road;

When driving on an unpaved road that meets a paved road, you must yield.

Paved roads usually carry faster traffic that will not expect a car to pull out from a dirt road.

When driving on an unpaved road that intersects with a paved road;

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

Cars on the main road are moving and will not expect you to pull out in front of them.

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

When two vehicles reach an intersection at the same time, the driver on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right.

A simple rule for ties keeps both drivers from going at once and meeting in the middle.

When two vehicles approach an intersection at the same time, the driver on the left must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.

What does the right-of-way law actually do?

Says who must yield, but gives it to no one. No driver owns the road. The rules only say who must wait, so everyone still has to watch out. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.93: “The law says who must yield the right-of-way to another roadway user; it does not give anyone the right-of-way.”