Right of way — Wisconsin Permit Test

Right of way on the Wisconsin permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Right-of-way decides who goes first and who must wait where vehicles or pedestrians meet.

Two drivers who both think they go first end up in the same spot. The rule settles it before that happens.

"Right-of-way" tells us who goes first and who must wait.

Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.9

A driver must not assume the vehicle on the right always goes first, because each situation is different.

The right-hand rule fits one case and not the rest. A driver who applies it everywhere pulls out in front of somebody.

Do not assume that the vehicle on the “right” goes first.

Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.9

At a four-way stop the bicyclist or driver who arrives first goes first, and where two arrive together the one on the right goes first.

Arrival order is something both drivers can see. Waving each other on is how two cars move at once.

If one or more driver arrives to the stop at the same time, the driver on the right goes first

Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.9

A driver must yield to a pedestrian using a guide dog or carrying a white cane and stop at least ten feet away until the person is off the roadway.

Someone who cannot see you is trusting you to stop. Ten feet is room enough for them to hear that you have.

Stop at least ten feet away until the person is off the roadway

Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.9

A driver must yield to vehicles coming from the right at an uncontrolled intersection, where there are no signals or traffic lights.

With nothing to read, both drivers need one habit in common. Wisconsin makes it the car on your right.

Vehicles coming from the right when there are no signals or traffic lights

Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.9

A driver turning left or making a U-turn must yield to approaching vehicles.

The car coming at you is going straight and is not expecting to stop. Turning across it is your choice, not theirs.

Approaching vehicles if you are making a left turn or a U-turn

Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.9

On the test

What does right-of-way settle?

Who goes first and who waits. Two drivers who both think they go first end up in the same spot. The rule settles it before that happens. Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.9: “"Right-of-way" tells us who goes first and who must wait.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, published by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.