Intersections — New Jersey Permit Test
Intersections on the New Jersey permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A single solid white line across a road at an intersection is where a driver stops for a signal or a sign.
The line is placed so a stopped car leaves the crossing clear for everybody turning through it.
A single solid white line across a road at an intersection means that a motorist must stop behind the line for a traffic signal or sign.
At a multi-way stop a driver yields to the vehicle on the right when both arrive at the same time.
Somebody has to go first, so the rule picks a side. It works because both drivers know it.
At a multi-way stop, a driver must yield to the motorist on the right if both arrive at the same time
A driver approaching a stop sign must stop completely within five feet of the nearest crosswalk or stop line.
Stopping short of the crossing leaves the walkers room and lets you see down the cross street.
A motorist approaching a stop sign must bring the vehicle to a complete stop within five feet of the nearest crosswalk or stop line before proceeding.
A driver coming from a private road or driveway yields to the traffic on the main road.
Traffic on the road has no reason to expect a car appearing out of a hedge.
A motorist coming from a private road or driveway must yield to all traffic on the main road.
At an uncontrolled crossing the rule is that the vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on the right.
With no sign and no signal, there is one rule left, and it is the one both drivers were taught.
As a rule, the vehicle on the left should yield to the vehicle on the right.
A traffic signal that is dark because of a power failure is treated as a four-way stop.
A dark signal gives nobody the right-of-way, so the safest reading is that everybody stops.
When a traffic signal is not illuminated because of a power failure or other malfunction; the traffic signal is observed as a 4-way stop signal.
On the test
What does a single solid white line across the road at an intersection mean?
Stop behind it for the signal or sign. The line is placed so a stopped car leaves the crossing clear for everybody turning through it. New Jersey Driver Manual, p.67: “A single solid white line across a road at an intersection means that a motorist must stop behind the line for a traffic signal or sign.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New Jersey Driver Manual, published by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.