Independent learning reference with original examples. Not official test questions or an individual licensing decision. Current official rules and your licence conditions apply.
Practise Saskatchewan right of way →At an uncontrolled junction, the shape is not priority
When two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at approximately the same time, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. SGI explicitly applies this rule to T-intersections. Do not assume that the vehicle continuing straight along the top of the T automatically goes first.
Check for a stop sign, yield sign, signal or police direction before calling a junction uncontrolled. A drawing of a T without that information is not enough to apply a rule for a controlled intersection.
Source: SGI handbook — Right of way ↗Separate passageways from thoroughfares
SGI distinguishes parking lanes and passageways from main roadways that lead into, through or out of a parking lot and are not used for parking. Parking lanes and passageways yield to those thoroughfares. At intersecting parking lanes without controls, use the uncontrolled-intersection rule.
Look for the function of each part of the lot rather than the vehicle’s size or apparent confidence. A wide drawing is not a substitute for evidence that a road is the main thoroughfare.
| Situation | Priority check |
|---|---|
| Two uncontrolled parking passageways | Yield to the vehicle on the right when arriving together. |
| Parking lane meets a thoroughfare | The parking lane yields to the thoroughfare. |
| Controls are present | Read and obey the applicable controls first. |
Explain the feature that changes the answer
Original worked examples
T-junction: a car approaches from the stem, on the other driver’s right, and both arrive together. With no controls, the straight-looking roadway does not erase the right-hand rule.
Shopping-centre exit lane: you leave a parking passageway and meet the main route through the lot. Treating it as two equal passageways misses the thoroughfare distinction.
Opposing stop signs: you turn left while an oncoming car goes straight. After yielding to cross traffic, the left-turn conflict still needs to be resolved; arriving nearby in time does not let you cut across that car.
A left turn adds another conflict
SGI requires a left-turning driver to yield to approaching vehicles when the turn would interfere with them. Coming out of a private road, lane or alley also requires yielding to sidewalk pedestrians and road traffic.
Work through conflicts individually. A gap in one stream does not mean every path is clear. Describe the pedestrian route and the approaching vehicle’s route before you choose a response.
Source: SGI handbook — Right of way ↗Use the diagram as evidence
In practice, name the control, compare arrival times, identify the right side and check the intended turns. For a parking lot, add the thoroughfare question. If a key detail is missing, do not invent a sign or road function to make a favourite answer fit.
The topic quiz tests these distinctions with original questions. This reference is a reading method, not an instruction to force priority: wait when another road user’s movement makes proceeding unsafe.