An ambulance with lights flashing and siren on comes up behind you. What should you do?
NL Class 5 overview
NL Class 5: Right-of-way and intersections
Uncontrolled intersections, left turns, side roads and driveways, four-way stops, traffic lights that are out, passing-lane merges and yielding to emergency vehicles.
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Study reference: Newfoundland and Labrador Driver's Handbook (2025 edition), Ch. 4 Rules of the Road — Right-of-way, Four-way stop, pp. 81–83
All 12 questions in this test
Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.
An ambulance with lights flashing and siren on comes up behind you. What should you do?
- Speed up to stay ahead
- Stop in your lane immediately, wherever you are
- Move to the left lane
- Pull as far right as possible and stop
A passing lane is ending and its traffic must merge with the through lane. Who has the right-of-way?
- The faster vehicle
- The vehicle on the left
- Traffic in the passing lane
- Traffic in the through lane
You and another driver stop at a four-way stop at the same moment. The other car is on your right. What do you do?
- Wave it through, then race it
- Let the car on your right go first
- Go first, you are on its left
- Both go at the same time
You have pulled over to the right and stopped for an emergency vehicle. When may you start moving again?
- After counting to three
- When the vehicle behind you moves
- Once it has passed you
- As soon as you hear the siren fade
You reach an intersection with no lights, signs or police officer at the same time as a car on your right. Who goes first?
- The larger vehicle
- Whoever is going straight
- You do
- The car on your right
You are not sure whether you or another driver has the right-of-way. What should you do?
- Yield to the other driver
- Speed up to clear quickly
- Sound your horn and go
- Go, since you arrived first
You arrive at an intersection where the traffic lights are not working. How should you treat it?
- As if the light were green
- As a yield sign
- As an uncontrolled intersection
- As a four-way stop
You are second in line behind a car at a stop sign. It drives off. What must you do?
- Follow it through without stopping
- Stop only if traffic is coming
- Slow down and roll through
- Come to a complete stop yourself
At a four-way stop, which vehicle should go first?
- The largest vehicle
- The one on the left
- The one going straight through the intersection
- The first to come to a full stop
You are turning left at an intersection and a car is coming toward you. What must you do?
- Yield to the oncoming car
- Turn first because you signalled
- Flash your lights and turn
- Turn quickly before it arrives
A car ahead in the next lane is stopped at a crosswalk. What should you do?
- Pass it carefully on the left
- Honk and continue
- Do not pass it; be ready to stop
- Pass it if you cannot see anyone
You are leaving a driveway to enter a main road. Who has the right-of-way?
- Only vehicles approaching on your left
- Whoever moves first
- You, once you signal
- Traffic and pedestrians on the road
Right-of-way and intersections: key rules to remember
Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗
Right-of-way
- Intersection with no lights, stop/yield signs or police officer: yield to traffic on your right.
- Turning left at an intersection: yield to oncoming vehicles first.
Entering a highway
- From a side road or driveway onto a main highway: always yield to traffic and pedestrians.
- Highway with a passing lane: traffic in the through lane has the right-of-way when the lanes merge.
Four-way stop
- First vehicle to come to a full stop goes first.
- Two arrive at the same time: vehicle on the right goes first.
- Behind a vehicle at a stop sign: you must also stop completely after it moves on.
- Unsure: yield; better to avoid a collision than insist.
- Never pass a vehicle stopped at a stop sign, traffic light or crosswalk.
- Emergency vehicles with lights flashing and sirens: pull as far right as possible, stop, remain stopped until it passes.
- Traffic lights not working: treat as a four-way stop.
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Other topics
- Sign shapes and regulatory signsWhat each sign shape and colour means, the stop, yield, crossbuck and school signs, red-slash and green-circle signs, speed, turn, parking, one-way, keep-right and accessible parking signs.
- Warning signsYellow diamond warning signs for curves, hills, bumps, merges, lane endings, narrow bridges, divided highways, railway crossings, moose and falling rocks, plus the slow-moving vehicle sign and weather hazard signs.
- Construction zone signsOrange road construction signs, flag persons, survey and maintenance crews, doubled fines, hazard markers, over-dimensional load signs and zipper merge signs.
- Traffic lights and pedestrian signalsSolid and flashing lights, green arrows, right turns on red, police directions, walk and don't walk signals, and pedestrians who are blind or partially sighted.
- Pavement markingsStop lines and crosswalks, yellow and white lane lines, solid and broken lines for passing, lane arrows, painted islands and shared left-turn lanes.
- Licensing and graduated licensingWho can apply, the written test and 85% pass mark, Class 5I learner and Class 5II novice conditions, the novice driver sign, parental consent, road test timing, renewals and licence changes.
- Registration, insurance and vehicle equipmentRegistering, insuring and transferring a vehicle, penalties for driving uninsured, and the lights, tires, brakes, mirrors and windows the law requires.
- Seatbelts, distraction and fatigueSeatbelts and child car seats, trip planning, aggressive driving, cell phones and other distractions, driver fatigue, fitness to drive and fuel-efficient habits.
- Impaired drivingBlood alcohol limits for learners, novices and full licence holders, what raises BAC, drugs and cannabis, roadside suspensions, Criminal Code penalties, ignition interlock and education programs.
- Demerit points and suspensionsHow demerit points work, the 12-point and 6-point limits, high-risk speeding and stunting suspensions, the driving record, and courses that remove points or are needed for reinstatement.
- Speed limits and following distanceDefault speed limits when no sign is posted, school zone speeds, stopping, reaction and braking distance, the danger zone and the three-second rule.
- Turns and roundaboutsLane choice for right and left turns on one-way and two-way streets, double left-turn lanes, two-point, three-point and U-turns, and how to enter, drive and exit a roundabout.
- Passing, lane changes and highwaysSafe passing and where it is not allowed, signalling, lane changes and blind spots, entering and leaving divided highways, cloverleafs, weave lanes, zipper merges, added lanes and shared left-turn lanes.
- Parking and backing upBacking safely, where you may not park and the distances from stop signs, crosswalks, hydrants, bus stops and railway crossings, parking on hills, parallel and angle parking.
- Sharing the roadVulnerable road users, the one-metre rule for cyclists and pedestrians, dooring, construction workers, school buses, emergency vehicles and the slow down, move over law.
- Night driving and bad weatherWhen headlights are required, dimming high beams, glare, overdriving your headlights, rain and hydroplaning, fog, ice, black ice, snow, winter skids and slow driving.
- Emergencies, collisions and mooseEmergency braking with and without ABS, skids, leaving the pavement, collisions and when to report them, avoiding head-on crashes, vehicles in water, breakdowns, equipment failures and moose on the road.