3. Safe Driving: Yielding Flashcards
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Who has the right of way if two cars arrive at an intersection in sequence?
Neither – you can never HAVE the right of way, only YIELD it.
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Who has the right of way if two cars arrive at an intersection at the same time?
Neither – you can never HAVE the right of way, only YIELD it.
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Who has the right of way when a car meets a bicycle crossing the road?
Neither – you can never HAVE the right of way, only YIELD it.
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Who has the right of way at a funeral procession?
Neither – you can never HAVE the right of way, only YIELD it.
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Who has the right of way at a roundabout?
Nobody – you can never HAVE the right of way, only YIELD it.
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Who must yield the right of way if two cars arrive at an intersection at different times?
Yield to the car that arrived before you
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Who must yield the right of way if two cars arrive next to each other at the same time?
Car on left yields to car on right
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Who must yield the right of way when entering a highway from an entrance ramp?
Yield to traffic already on the highway
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Who must yield the right of way at a roundabout?
Yield to traffic already in the roundabout
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Who must yield the right of way when a car enters a road?
Car entering yield to all other cars and pedestrians
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Who must yield the right of way when a funeral procession is present?
All yield to cars in the procession.
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Do you have to move over a lane when flashing yellow truck on shoulder?
Don’t have to, but should: leave an empty lane between you and the emergency vehicle
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What do you do if you can’t leave an empty lane for an emergency vehicle?
Proceed slowly and cautiously
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Do you have to make a lane change for stopped vehicles with flashers?
Yes, required
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Do you have to make a lane change for stopped vehicles with lit flares?
Yes, required
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Do you have to leave an empty lane between you and garbage collection trucks?
No, but you should.
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What if you can’t leave an empty lane between you and garbage collection truck?
Drive 10 mph less than posted speed limit
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Do you have to leave an empty lane between you and a stopped mail vehicle?
No
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Where can you park around fire trucks or other emergency vehicles answering an alarm?
500 feet
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How close can you get to a traveling emergency vehicle with flashing lights on?
No closer than 500 feet
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How long is a typical car, in round numbers?
15 feet
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How many car lengths is 500 feet?
Roughly 30 car lengths
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What do you do if an emergency vehicle overtakes you from behind (lights/flashers on)?
Yield right of way; safely pull over to right edge of the road and stop.
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What if an emergency vehicle is approaching from the opposite way / lane (lights flashers on)?
SAME: have to yield right of way, pull to right edge of road, stop.
