Delaware permit test: right-of-way, roundabouts and school buses
Traffic control laws, railroad Emergency Notification signs, roundabouts, right-of-way, stopping for school buses and stop signs. 24 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key right-of-way, roundabouts and school buses rulesShow the rules
- Never start across the tracks unless there is room for your vehicle on the far side. (p. 83, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Never try to beat a train across the tracks. (p. 83, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Always keep to the right of the central island and travel counterclockwise. (p. 86, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Slow to about 10 to 15 mph as you come up to a roundabout, keeping to the right of the splitter island. (p. 86, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- At a four-way stop, the first to arrive goes first after a full stop. (p. 88, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Where signs or markings allow two or more turning lanes, stay in your lane during the turn. (p. 88, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- If a median crossing is marked for emergency vehicles only, it's illegal for other drivers to use it. (p. 88, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Drivers turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight ahead. (p. 88, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- Flashing yellow lights come on about 10 seconds before the red lights, warning that the bus is about to stop to load or unload children. (p. 89, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
- A driver overtaking a vehicle going the same direction must yield to that vehicle, even if it slows down or stops. (p. 89, Delaware Driver Manual (JULY 2026) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample right-of-way, roundabouts and school buses questions
1.Your light is green, but traffic is backed up just past the intersection. What should you do?
- AHonk at the cars that are ahead
- BWait until you can get all the way through
- CEnter and wait in the intersection
- DTurn instead so you don't have to wait
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✓ B. Wait until you can get all the way through
Don't enter an intersection unless you can get through without stopping. Wait until traffic ahead clears so you don't block it.
2.You are pulling out of a parking lot driveway onto a main road. Who has the right-of-way?
- AYou, once you signal
- BWhoever is faster
- CTraffic on the main road
- DOnly pedestrians
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✓ C. Traffic on the main road
When you come out of a driveway, alley or roadside onto a main road, the traffic already on that road goes first; stop if you need to.
3.At a four-way stop, you and another car arrive at the same moment. The other car is on your right. Who goes first?
- AThe larger vehicle
- BThe car turning left
- CThe car on your right
- DYou go first
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✓ C. The car on your right
At a four-way stop, the first to arrive goes first after a full stop. If two arrive together, the vehicle on the right goes first.
4.You are in the middle of an intersection when you hear a siren behind you. What should you do?
- ABack up out of the intersection
- BStop right where you are
- CSpeed up and keep on going
- DClear it, then pull to the right
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✓ D. Clear it, then pull to the right
Yield to emergency vehicles by pulling to the right edge. If you're in an intersection, drive through it before pulling over.