A driver entering public traffic from a driveway or private road:
- Has the right-of-way.
- Should yield to drivers already on the public road. ✓
- May force their way into traffic.
- Can assume that other drivers will change lanes to make room.
Answer: B. Should yield to drivers already on the public road.
A driver entering public traffic from a driveway or private road should yield to drivers already on the public road.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that when you come onto a road, street, or highway from a private road, alley, building, or driveway, you must first stop before the sidewalk and give the right-of-way to all approaching vehicles and pedestrians. The driver already on the public road keeps the right-of-way, so the driver coming out of the driveway or private road waits for a safe gap rather than expecting others to move over.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Has the right-of-way. — The handbook gives the right-of-way to the approaching vehicles and pedestrians, not to the driver coming out of the driveway or private road.
- C. May force their way into traffic. — The handbook requires you to stop before the sidewalk and yield, so pushing your way into traffic is the opposite of what it asks.
- D. Can assume that other drivers will change lanes to make room. — Nothing in the handbook lets you count on other drivers changing lanes; you must yield to the vehicles already approaching.
Remember it
Coming out of a driveway or private road, think of yourself as the guest: stop first, then wait for a gap.
Official handbook: Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7), Chapter 3: Safety Responsibility , p. 20