Roadwise States Delaware Driving lessons Right-of-way at intersections Delaware driving lesson · Right-of-Way & Traffic Laws
Right-of-way at intersections A 3-minute lesson from the Delaware course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Right-of-Way & Traffic Laws
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 67, 86, 87 The law never gives anyone the right-of-way—it only says who must yield. And even when the other person should yield, you must do everything you can to avoid striking a pedestrian or another vehicle.
Know the rule
Delaware law describes who must yield the right-of-way. When yielding can prevent a crash, yield—regardless of who was supposed to.
Handbook p. 67 ↗ Right-of-way rules at intersections: Yield where necessary to avoid striking pedestrians crossing the road Crossing a sidewalk into or out of a driveway, alley or lot: yield to pedestrians; drive on it only to cross Pedestrians with a guide dog or white cane have absolute right-of-way—don't honk at them Turning left: yield to oncoming vehicles going straight ahead Entering a traffic circle or rotary: yield to drivers already in the circle No stop sign, yield sign or signal: yield to vehicles from the right (safest: yield to all) Entering from a driveway, alley, roadside or turn-only lane: yield to traffic on the road, stopping if needed Handbook p. 86 ↗ Know the rule
At a 4-way stop, the first driver to reach the intersection goes first, after a complete stop. If more than one vehicle arrives at the same time, the vehicle on the right goes first.
Handbook p. 86 ↗ Know the rule
Don't enter an intersection unless you can get all the way through without stopping. Wait until traffic ahead clears so you don't block it.
Handbook p. 87 ↗ Know the rule
When you are overtaking a vehicle traveling in the same direction, you must yield to it, even if it slows down or stops.
Handbook p. 87 ↗ Know the rule
Yield to a police vehicle, fire engine, ambulance or other emergency vehicle using a siren, air horn, or red or blue flashing light: pull to the right edge of the road. If you're in an intersection, drive through it before pulling over.
Handbook p. 87 ↗ Put it into practice
You and another car reach a 4-way stop at the same moment, and the other car is on your right. After coming to a complete stop, let that car go first.
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
At a four-way stop, if two vehicles arrive at the same time, who has the right-of-way? The vehicle on the right The vehicle on the left The larger vehicle The vehicle going straight Answer: The vehicle on the right
If vehicles arrive at a 4-way stop simultaneously, the vehicle on the right goes first.
Handbook p. 86 ↗ At an intersection with no stop sign, yield sign, or signal, who should generally yield? The driver on the right yields to the one on the left The driver on the left yields to the one on the right The faster vehicle has the right-of-way The larger vehicle has the right-of-way Answer: The driver on the left yields to the one on the right
At an uncontrolled intersection, drivers should yield to vehicles approaching from the right.
Handbook p. 86 ↗ A driver turning left at an intersection must yield to vehicles behind waiting to turn oncoming vehicles only if they signal oncoming vehicles going straight ahead no one if the light is green Answer: oncoming vehicles going straight ahead
Drivers turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles proceeding straight through the intersection.
Handbook p. 86 ↗ A driver entering a road from a private driveway must have the right-of-way over road traffic only yield if a stop sign is posted proceed without stopping if no cars are visible within 50 feet yield to vehicles already on the main road Answer: yield to vehicles already on the main road
Drivers entering a roadway from a driveway, alley, or roadside must yield to vehicles already on the main road.
Handbook p. 86 ↗ You must always do everything possible to avoid striking a pedestrian, regardless of who technically has the right-of-way. True False Answer: True
Drivers must do everything they can to prevent striking a pedestrian or vehicle, regardless of who was supposed to yield.
Handbook p. 86 ↗ Drivers entering a traffic circle or rotary must yield to drivers already in the circle. True False Answer: True
Vehicles entering a rotary or traffic circle must yield to those already circulating.
Handbook p. 86 ↗ Previous lesson Roundabouts, DDIs & shared center lanes Next lesson Stopping for school buses More in Right-of-Way & Traffic Laws About the source Roadwise’s Delaware course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 67, 86, 87. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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