A 3-minute lesson from the Illinois course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Right-of-way rules tell you when you must wait and let another driver, bicyclist or pedestrian go first. Most Illinois test questions turn on a few situations: stop signs, four-way stops, turns on red, T-intersections and driveways.
You must yield to other drivers, bicyclists or pedestrians:
When turning right on a red light after a complete stop
After a complete stop at a stop sign or flashing red signal
When turning left on red from a one-way street onto a one-way street moving left
When entering an intersection on a flashing yellow arrow
When turning left into oncoming traffic
At a YIELD sign (slow down or stop to avoid a crash)
Even after the light turns green, if vehicles are still in the intersection
When coming out of an alley, building, private road or driveway, after a complete stop
Where to stop: at the stop line. If there's no stop line, stop before the crosswalk. If there's no crosswalk or stop line, stop where you can see all approaching traffic.
At a four-way stop, the first driver to stop is the first to go. If two vehicles on different roads arrive at the same time, the vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on the right.
At an uncontrolled intersection, if two vehicles on different roads arrive at the same time, the vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on the right.
