Entering expressway — Oklahoma Permit Test

Entering expressway on the Oklahoma permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

When entering an expressway, you must yield to vehicles already on the expressway.

Traffic on the expressway is moving fast and has nowhere to go, so the merging driver must fit into a gap.

You must yield to vehicles already on the expressway.
Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.34

Enter an expressway in the acceleration lane, stay to the right, adjust your speed and watch the traffic, then signal left and merge into the proper lane when it's safe.

The acceleration lane lets you match the highway's speed before you merge, so you do not cut in slowly.

Enter in the acceleration lane and stay to the right. Adjust your speed and watch the traffic.
Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.34

When entering an expressway, move into the right lane only when there is a break in traffic big enough to enter without interfering with the normal flow, and do not enter at a sharp angle.

Cutting in at a sharp angle or into a short gap forces highway drivers to brake hard.

Move carefully into the right lane only when there is a break in traffic sufficient to allow entrance without interfering with normal flow.
Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.34

On the test

When you enter an expressway, who must yield?

You, to vehicles already on the expressway. Traffic on the expressway is moving fast and has nowhere to go, so the merging driver must fit into a gap. Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.34: “You must yield to vehicles already on the expressway.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Oklahoma Driver Manual, published by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.