Right of way — New Jersey Permit Test
Right of way on the New Jersey permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A driver yields to police cars, fire engines and ambulances that are sounding sirens or showing flashing lights.
Somebody at the other end of that call is waiting. Seconds spent behind your car are theirs.
When police cars, fire engines, and ambulances are giving warning signs
A driver yields to a train approaching a railroad crossing.
A train cannot steer and cannot stop in the distance you can see. Everything about the crossing is your job.
When a train is approaching a railroad crossing.
A driver yields to a bus that is re-entering the flow of traffic.
A loaded bus takes a long time to get up to speed, and it cannot dart into a gap the way a car can.
When re-entering the flow of traffic.
A driver yields to a motorized wheelchair or mobility-assistance device in a crosswalk or seeking to cross.
A person in a wheelchair cannot jump back to the curb. There is no quick way out of your path.
When in a crosswalk or seeking to cross a road.
On the test
Which vehicles must a driver yield to when sirens or flashing lights are on?
Police cars, fire engines and ambulances. Somebody at the other end of that call is waiting. Seconds spent behind your car are theirs. New Jersey Driver Manual, p.65: “When police cars, fire engines, and ambulances are giving warning signs”
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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.