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

Question 1 of 18

A pedestrian with a guide dog is crossing. When may you continue?

1. When they have completely crossed the street
2. When they clear your lane
3. Right away

Question 2 of 18

Do pedestrians have the right-of-way at an unmarked intersection?

1. No, only at marked crosswalks
2. Yes, marked or not
3. Only with a signal

Question 3 of 18

A school bus is stopped with red lights flashing. May you use the center turn lane to pass it?

1. Yes, slowly
2. Yes, if no children are visible
3. No, drivers in all turn lanes must stop

Question 4 of 18

When don't oncoming drivers need to stop for a school bus with red lights?

1. On a road with three or more lanes, or lanes separated by a median or barrier
2. Never; everyone always stops
3. On any two-lane road

Question 5 of 18

On a 2-lane road, who must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights?

1. Only vehicles behind it
2. All vehicles, in both directions
3. No one

Question 6 of 18

A transit bus has signaled and is pulling back into traffic ahead of you. What do you do?

1. Speed up to pass it
2. Honk
3. Yield to it

Question 7 of 18

Who has the right-of-way at a railroad crossing?

1. Trains, always
2. Cars, if they arrive first
3. Whoever is faster

Question 8 of 18

An ambulance with lights and siren approaches. What must you do?

1. Speed up
2. Pull to the right side of the road and stop
3. Stop in your lane

Question 9 of 18

After an emergency vehicle passes, how should drivers reenter traffic?

1. Fastest first
2. Largest first
3. In the order they were traveling before

Question 10 of 18

At a four-way stop, who goes first?

1. The first vehicle to arrive
2. The largest vehicle
3. The vehicle turning left

Question 11 of 18

Two vehicles arrive at a four-way stop at about the same time. Who yields?

1. The vehicle on the right yields
2. Yield to the vehicle on the right
3. The faster one goes

Question 12 of 18

At a two-way stop, who has the right-of-way: a turning vehicle or one going straight?

1. The turning vehicle
2. Whoever honks
3. The vehicle going straight

Question 13 of 18

At an uncontrolled intersection, you enter a paved road from a gravel road. Who yields?

1. You do
2. Traffic on the paved road
3. Whoever is on the right

Question 14 of 18

At an uncontrolled intersection, a car is already in the intersection. What do you do?

1. Go first
2. Yield to it
3. Honk

Question 15 of 18

Is an intersection without painted lines a crosswalk?

1. No
2. Only near schools
3. Yes, every intersection is legally a crosswalk

Question 16 of 18

At a mid-block marked crosswalk without a stop sign, must you stop for pedestrians?

1. Yes, pedestrians always have the right-of-way
2. No, only at intersections
3. Only if they wave

Question 17 of 18

A pedestrian with a service animal is near the road. What should you avoid?

1. Slowing down
2. Honking or interfering with the animal
3. Stopping

Question 18 of 18

At a Y-intersection, who has the right-of-way?

1. Cars on the minor road
2. Whoever arrives first
3. Cars on the major road