Right-of-Way & Pedestrians — New York DMV Practice Questions

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1. A school bus ahead begins flashing yellow lights. What does it mean?

It is about to stop to load or unload; slow down and be prepared to stop.
BYou may pass it quickly.
CIt is getting ready to turn right; you may pass it on the left.

Why A is correct

Yellow warning lights mean the bus is about to stop. Decrease speed and be prepared to stop.

2. A vehicle carrying people with disabilities is equipped as a school bus and stops with red lights flashing. Must you stop?

ANo, it is not a school bus.
Yes, as for any school bus.
COnly if children are aboard.

Why B is correct

Vehicles that transport people with disabilities can be equipped as school buses and you must stop for them.

3. Which lights do authorized emergency vehicles in New York display?

Flashing red, red and blue, or red and white.
BFlashing amber only.
CSteady green.

Why A is correct

Emergency vehicles display lights that are flashing red, red and blue or red and white, and sound a siren or air-horn.

4. You hear a siren nearby but cannot tell where the emergency vehicle is. What should you do?

AKeep driving at the same speed until you can see where the vehicle is and which way it is going.
Pull over to the right edge and stop until you are sure it is not headed toward you.
CSpeed up to clear the area.

Why B is correct

If you hear a siren close by but do not know where the vehicle is, pull over to the right edge and stop until you are sure it is not headed toward you.

5. You leave a parking lot and want to turn left onto the street. Whom must you yield to?

Vehicles from both directions and pedestrians.
BOnly vehicles from the left.
CNo one, if you signal.

Why A is correct

A vehicle entering a roadway from a driveway must stop and yield; turning left, you yield to vehicles from both directions.

6. Your light is green, but a car is already in the intersection finishing a left turn. What do you do?

Let it finish the turn before you enter.
BGo; you have a green light.
CSound your horn.

Why A is correct

A driver approaching an intersection must yield to traffic already in the intersection.

7. Your light is green, but traffic is backed up on the far side and you cannot get through. What do you do?

AEnter and wait in the intersection so you are ready when traffic moves on.
BTurn right instead.
Wait until traffic ahead clears, so you do not block the intersection.

Why C is correct

You cannot enter an intersection if traffic is backed up and you cannot get completely through.

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A blind pedestrian with a guide dog starts across against the signal. What must you do?
A car with a flashing blue light is behind you. What does it mean in New York?
A pedestrian steps into the crosswalk while your light is red. Then your light turns green. What do you do?
A personal car shows a flashing green light. Who is driving it?
A school bus stop-arm camera records a car passing the stopped bus. What is the owner’s penalty for a first violation?
A school bus with flashing red lights is stopped on the opposite side of a divided highway. Must you stop in New York?
A stopped school bus is flashing its red lights. How far from it should you stop?
A tow truck is stopped on the shoulder of a multi-lane parkway with amber lights flashing. What does New York’s Move Over Law require?
According to the New York manual, more than 35% of NYC pedestrian injury crashes happen when a driver is doing what?
An ambulance with siren is coming toward you in the opposite lane of a two-way road. Must you pull over?
Besides intersections, where does the New York manual say many turn-related crashes happen?
Does the stopped school bus law apply in a school parking lot?
Must you yield the right-of-way to a volunteer firefighter’s car with a blue light?
On a two-lane rural road, a vehicle is stopped on the shoulder with amber hazard lights. What must you do?
Two drivers stop at stop signs at right angles at the same time. Who goes first?
What is the minimum fine for a first conviction of passing a stopped school bus in New York?
Where should pedestrians walk on a road with no sidewalk?
Who has the right-of-way at a traffic circle?
Why does the New York manual warn about offset intersections and cross-streets in heavy traffic?
You and an oncoming car reach the intersection together. You are turning left; it is going straight. Who yields?
You are in an intersection when a fire truck with siren approaches. What do you do?
You are leaving a parking lot onto a street. What must you do?
You stopped for a school bus with flashing red lights. When may you go again?
You turn left into a driveway on a road with no signs or signals. Must you yield to oncoming traffic?
You wait in the intersection to turn left. How should your front wheels point?

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