New York Permit Practice Test: Right-of-Way Rules (2026)

Question 1 of 12

Your light is green, but a car is already in the intersection turning left. What must you do?

1. Let it complete its turn before you enter
2. Go, because you have the green
3. Honk and go

Question 2 of 12

You and an oncoming driver reach an intersection at the same time; you turn left and the other goes straight. Who yields?

1. The oncoming driver
2. You do
3. Whoever honks first

Question 3 of 12

At an uncontrolled intersection, two drivers arrive at right angles at the same time. Who yields?

1. The driver on the right
2. The faster car
3. The driver on the left

Question 4 of 12

You are leaving a parking lot onto a street. What must you do?

1. Stop and yield to traffic on the street and to pedestrians
2. Honk and pull out
3. Go if you signal

Question 5 of 12

Who has the right-of-way at a traffic circle or rotary?

1. Drivers entering
2. Drivers already in the circle
3. Trucks

Question 6 of 12

An ambulance with lights and siren comes toward you in the opposite lane of a two-way road. What must you do?

1. Keep going, it is in the other lane
2. Speed up
3. Pull over to the right and stop

Question 7 of 12

On an interstate, you approach a tow truck stopped on the shoulder with amber lights. What does the Move Over law require?

1. Slow down and move out of the adjacent lane if safe
2. Nothing; it is not an emergency vehicle
3. Stop behind it

Question 8 of 12

A volunteer firefighter's personal car shows a blue light. Must you yield?

1. Yes, like a police car
2. Not required, but you should yield as a courtesy if safe
3. No, and you may block it

Question 9 of 12

A stopped school bus flashes its red lights. How far away should you stop?

1. At least 5 feet
2. At least 100 feet
3. At least 20 feet

Question 10 of 12

In New York, must you stop for a school bus with red lights flashing on the opposite side of a divided highway?

1. Yes
2. No, never on a divided highway
3. Only in New York City

Question 11 of 12

A blind pedestrian with a guide dog starts to cross against the light. What must you do?

1. Honk to warn them
2. Give them the right-of-way
3. Go, because you have the green light

Question 12 of 12

The car in the next lane stops at a crosswalk. What must you do?

1. Pass it carefully
2. Honk and pass
3. Never pass it; a pedestrian may be crossing