Move over stranded vehicles — North Dakota Permit Test

Move over stranded vehicles on the North Dakota permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

When a vehicle with flashing hazard lights is stranded along an interstate or multi-lane highway outside city limits, a driver approaching or passing it should yield the right of way and move safely to the lane not adjacent to it.

People stepping out of a broken-down car are only feet from passing traffic, and a lane of space keeps them alive.

with flashing hazard lights, a driver approaching or passing this vehicle should yield the right of way and move safely to the lane not adjacent to the stranded vehicle.

North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.32

If the only lane you can safely use is the one beside the stranded vehicle, proceed with caution and reduce speed.

When you cannot give a lane of space, slowing down gives you time to react if someone steps out.

If only lane available to move safely to is the adjacent lane to the stranded vehicle, proceed with caution and reduce speed.

North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.32

On the test

On a multi-lane highway outside city limits, you come up on a stranded vehicle with flashing hazard lights. What should you do?

Yield and move to a lane not next to it. People stepping out of a broken-down car are only feet from passing traffic, and a lane of space keeps them alive. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.32: “with flashing hazard lights, a driver approaching or passing this vehicle should yield the right of way and move safely to the lane not adjacent to the stranded vehicle.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, published by the North Dakota Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.