Massachusetts permit test: right-of-way, intersections and turns
Signaling, intersections, turns, U-turns, backing up, who goes first, rotaries and roundabouts. 12 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Sample right-of-way, intersections and turns questions
1. You have stopped at a red light and want to turn left. When is a left turn on red allowed in Massachusetts?
- A. Only from a two-way street onto a one-way street
- B. Whenever no NO TURN ON RED sign is posted
- C. Never; only right turns are allowed on red
- D. Only from a one-way street onto another one-way street
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D. Only from a one-way street onto another one-way street
After a full stop, you may turn left on red only when turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street. You must still yield to pedestrians and other vehicles.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 106
2. You are waiting to turn left across stopped traffic, and a driver in that line waves you through. What should you do?
- A. Turn quickly so the waving driver is not kept waiting
- B. Turn only if you can see that no oncoming traffic is coming
- C. Turn right away, since you have been given the right-of-way
- D. Wave back and let the waving driver decide when you go
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B. Turn only if you can see that no oncoming traffic is coming
Being waved through can lead to a "courtesy crash." Oncoming traffic still has the right-of-way, so turn only when you can see the way is clear or all oncoming traffic is stopped.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 110
3. You are pulling out of a private driveway onto a paved street. What must you do?
- A. Slow down, then merge into the nearest gap
- B. Stop only if a STOP sign is posted at the driveway
- C. Stop, then yield to pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles
- D. Sound your horn, then pull out carefully
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C. Stop, then yield to pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles
When entering a paved road from a private road, driveway, or unpaved road, you must stop. Then give the right-of-way to pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles on the road.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 108
4. You arrive at a four-way stop. A car on the cross street had already come to a full stop before you got there. Who goes first?
- A. You, if you are on the wider road
- B. The car that stopped first
- C. You, if you are going straight
- D. Whichever car is on the left
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B. The car that stopped first
At a four-way stop, vehicles go in the order they stopped. The first to stop is the next to go.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 108