What should you do when you are going to enter a roadway from a private road?
- Blow your horn to warn cars you are entering the roadway.
- Stop with part of your car on the roadway to alert other drivers.
- Drive out fast to merge smoothly with the traffic.
- Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and roadway traffic. ✓
Answer: D. Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and roadway traffic.
When you enter a roadway from a private road, alley, building, or driveway, stop before the sidewalk and yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and all approaching traffic.
Why this is the answer
The handbook covers this exact situation. It says that coming onto a road, street, or highway from a private road, alley, building, or driveway, you must stop before the sidewalk and let all approaching vehicles and pedestrians go first. Yielding protects the people and drivers already using the road, since they are not expecting you to pull out in front of them. Honking, nosing into the road, or rushing out does not match what the handbook requires you to do here.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Blow your horn to warn cars you are entering the roadway. — The handbook says to stop and yield, not to sound your horn as a way of announcing that you are coming onto the road.
- B. Stop with part of your car on the roadway to alert other drivers. — You are told to stop before the sidewalk, which keeps your car off the roadway instead of leaving part of it sticking out.
- C. Drive out fast to merge smoothly with the traffic. — Driving out fast skips the required stop and the duty to let approaching vehicles and pedestrians go first.
Remember it
Coming out of a private road or driveway, treat the sidewalk line as your stop line: stop there, look, then yield before you roll onto the road.