New Brunswick Class 7: Right of way, intersections and roundabouts

All 21 questions in this test

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1. A large truck is travelling in a roundabout beside your lane. What should you do?

   1. Pass it quickly on the inside
   2. Stay right beside it so the driver can see you
   3. Honk so it moves over
   4. Give it room; do not drive beside or pass it

2. A pedestrian crosses in the middle of a block, away from any crosswalk. Who must yield?

   1. The pedestrian must yield to vehicles
   2. Drivers must always yield to pedestrians
   3. Whoever arrived first
   4. Neither; both must stop

3. You and another driver reach a four-way stop at about the same time. The other car is on your right. Who goes first?

   1. Whoever is going straight
   2. The car on your right
   3. The larger vehicle
   4. You, because you are on the left

4. You are not sure where to turn and the street signs are hard to read. What does the handbook advise?

   1. Make a quick turn when you see the street
   2. Stop in your lane to read the signs
   3. Follow the car ahead
   4. Drive slowly until you can read them

5. A pedestrian is in an unmarked crosswalk at the end of a block. What must you do?

   1. Yield only if they are a child
   2. Proceed, because it is not marked
   3. Sound your horn to warn them
   4. Yield the right of way

6. You are stopped, waiting to turn left across oncoming traffic. How should your front wheels be pointed?

   1. It does not matter
   2. Turned left, ready to go
   3. Turned right, toward the curb
   4. Straight ahead until you can turn

7. You are about to drive onto a highway from a side road with no signs. Who has the right of way?

   1. Whoever is going faster
   2. Only trucks on the highway
   3. You, because you were there first
   4. All vehicles approaching on the highway

8. You are approaching an intersection and another vehicle has already entered it. What must you do?

   1. Speed up to enter first
   2. Yield to the vehicle in the intersection
   3. Sound your horn and proceed
   4. Proceed if you are on the main road

9. Traffic ahead is backed up past the far side of an intersection. Your light is green. What should you do?

   1. Go around the traffic using the right shoulder
   2. Wait until you can clear the intersection
   3. Sound your horn until traffic moves
   4. Enter and wait in the intersection

10. Into which lane should you complete a turn?

    1. The lane with the least traffic
    2. Any open lane
    3. The far lane, to give room
    4. The proper lane nearest you

11. In which direction does traffic travel in a roundabout?

    1. Either direction
    2. The direction of the first exit
    3. Clockwise
    4. Counter-clockwise

12. When should you turn on your right signal in a roundabout?

    1. Only when changing lanes inside
    2. Never; signals are not used
    3. As you approach your exit
    4. Before entering the roundabout

13. How should you control your speed during a turn at an intersection?

    1. Speed up as you begin turning
    2. Slow before the crosswalk, then hold speed
    3. Coast through with the clutch down
    4. Keep braking all through the turn

14. What must you do at a yield sign?

    1. Yield to traffic in or near the intersection
    2. Speed up to merge
    3. Proceed; the other road's traffic must yield to you
    4. Always come to a full stop

15. You are turning left at an intersection. Who must you yield to?

    1. Nobody once your signal is on
    2. Only pedestrians on your left
    3. Only vehicles turning left from the other side
    4. Oncoming vehicles in or near the intersection

16. You are entering a two-lane roundabout. Which traffic must you yield to?

    1. Only vehicles signalling to exit
    2. Only traffic in the inside lane
    3. Traffic in both lanes of the roundabout
    4. Only traffic in the outside lane

17. You are approaching a roundabout. Who has the right of way?

    1. Traffic entering the roundabout
    2. Traffic already in the roundabout
    3. Whoever is going to the first exit
    4. The vehicle on your right

18. Who must you yield to as you enter a roundabout, besides vehicles?

    1. No one else; they must wait
    2. Only buses
    3. Pedestrians and cyclists
    4. Only children

19. You believed you had the right of way, but a collision happened anyway. What does the handbook say?

    1. You are never at fault
    2. Only the other driver is responsible
    3. You may still be held responsible
    4. Insurance will always cover you

20. You are in the inner lane of a multi-lane roundabout and realize you need the outer lane. What should you do?

    1. Signal and cut across the lane
    2. Stop and wait for a gap
    3. Stay in your lane and do not change
    4. Change lanes quickly inside

21. You are driving out of a driveway in a residential area across a sidewalk. What must you do?

    1. Slow down and honk
    2. Stop before driving onto the sidewalk
    3. Stop only if you see someone
    4. Stop after crossing the sidewalk