Intersections — Massachusetts Permit Test

Intersections on the Massachusetts permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

It is illegal to block an intersection with your vehicle.

A car stopped across the box holds up every direction at once, including the ambulance behind you.

It is illegal to block an intersection with your vehicle.

Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.96

You may only enter an intersection or cross a crosswalk if there is enough room to drive through safely.

Entering on the strength of a green light and stopping halfway is what causes the jam. The room has to be there first.

You may only enter an intersection or drive across a crosswalk if there is enough room for you to drive through safely.

Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.96

If you are turning, you must yield to bicyclists going straight through an intersection.

A rider going straight has the lane. A car turning across them is crossing their path, which is why the duty falls on the car.

If you're turning, you must yield to bicyclists going straight through an intersection.

Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.96

Never cut in front of a bicyclist at an intersection, and always double check for approaching bicyclists before proceeding.

A bicycle is narrow enough to be hidden by a single parked car or by the pillar of your own windshield.

Give them plenty of space and always double check for approaching bicyclists before proceeding through.

Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.96

On the test

Which of these is illegal at an intersection?

Block it with your vehicle. A car stopped across the box holds up every direction at once, including the ambulance behind you. Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.96: “It is illegal to block an intersection with your vehicle.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Massachusetts Driver's Manual, published by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.