Right of Way & Intersections — West Virginia

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Who goes first at intersections, roundabouts, merges and uncontrolled crossings.

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Questions (30)

1. A funeral procession led by a funeral escort vehicle comes to an intersection where you are waiting, do you?
  1. Proceed through when it is your turn
  2. Yield the right of way to the procession when the lead car goes through ✓
  3. Try to beat it through the intersection
  4. Let the lead vehicle go through, but, if an opening appears, go on through

Answer: B. Yield the right of way to the procession when the lead car goes through

Source: Official sample question (2026-10-17) · Official handbook: WV Driver’s Licensing Handbook
2. Pedestrians have the right of way when?
  1. At a red light
  2. When walking their dog
  3. When they are walking with a cane
  4. When they are crossing an alleyway or driveway ✓

Answer: D. When they are crossing an alleyway or driveway

Source: Official sample question (2026-10-17) · Official handbook: WV Driver’s Licensing Handbook
3. When turning left, drivers must yield the right-of-way to:
  1. Other drivers who are already in the intersection.
  2. Oncoming traffic.
  3. Pedestrians who are already in the intersection.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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4. When making a right turn at an intersection with a solid red light, you should:
  1. Activate your turn signal and immediately turn.
  2. Wait and turn right only after the light changes to green.
  3. Come to a complete stop, yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and oncoming traffic, and turn right after the lane is clear. ✓
  4. Activate your hazard lights and turn right.

Answer: C. Come to a complete stop, yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and oncoming traffic, and turn right after the lane is clear.

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5. A driver entering public traffic from a driveway or private road:
  1. Has the right-of-way.
  2. Should yield to drivers already on the public road. ✓
  3. May force their way into traffic.
  4. Can assume that other drivers will change lanes to make room.

Answer: B. Should yield to drivers already on the public road.

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6. At a four-way stop:
  1. The driver to arrive first has the right-of-way. ✓
  2. The driver to arrive last has the right-of-way.
  3. One driver should continue driving without stopping.
  4. One driver should wave the other drivers ahead.

Answer: A. The driver to arrive first has the right-of-way.

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7. When dealing with pedestrians, a driver must:
  1. Make sure the pedestrian is aware of their vehicle.
  2. Always yield the right-of-way, even if the pedestrian is in the wrong. ✓
  3. Yield the right-of-way only when the pedestrian is legally entitled to it.
  4. Slow down and sound their horn near a crosswalk.

Answer: B. Always yield the right-of-way, even if the pedestrian is in the wrong.

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8. If two drivers arrive at the same time to a four-way intersection controlled by stop signs:
  1. The driver on the right has the right-of-way. ✓
  2. The driver on the left has the right-of-way.
  3. One driver may continue driving without stopping.
  4. One driver should honk to indicate that they are giving up the right-of-way.

Answer: A. The driver on the right has the right-of-way.

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9. When two vehicles enter an intersection from different highways at the same time, which vehicle must yield the right-of-way?
  1. Either one
  2. The vehicle on the left ✓
  3. The vehicle on the right
  4. Neither

Answer: B. The vehicle on the left

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10. When two vehicles arrive to an intersection at the same time, which one has the right-of-way when no signs or signals indicate rules?
  1. The car approaching from the right has the right-of-way. ✓
  2. The car approaching from the left has the right-of-way.
  3. The car in which the driver sounds his horn first has the right-of-way.
  4. The car that is traveling the fastest has the right-of-way.

Answer: A. The car approaching from the right has the right-of-way.

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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source

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