Oklahoma permit test: right-of-way and turning
Yielding to children, blind persons, processions and buses, stop signs and intersections, arm signals and turns, including one-way streets. 23 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key right-of-way and turning rulesShow the rules
- Oklahoma law says to stop your vehicle 15 feet away from a blind pedestrian who is in the road or at an intersection. (p. 28, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- Motorists must yield to a funeral procession. (p. 28, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- When turning left, yield to all oncoming traffic. (p. 29, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- At four-way stops and uncontrolled intersections, the first to enter goes first. (p. 29, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- Coming out of a driveway, alley, private road or building, stop before you reach the sidewalk or crosswalk. (p. 29, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- On a smaller or two-lane road, the Move Over law requires you to slow down and drive carefully past stopped vehicles with flashing lights. (p. 30, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- Failing to stop for a school bus with red loading or unloading lights flashing brings a mandatory one-year license revocation. (p. 30, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- Approaching traffic is not required to stop for a school bus on a divided highway. (p. 30, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- For a right turn, extend your arm with the hand pointed upward. (p. 36, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
- On one-way or divided streets, always turn from the lane nearest the curb on the side you are turning toward. (p. 38, Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample right-of-way and turning questions
1.A blind person with a guide dog is in the roadway ahead. How far from them must your vehicle stop?
- A10 feet
- B15 feet
- C5 feet
- D25 feet
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✓ B. 15 feet
Oklahoma law says to stop your vehicle 15 feet away from a blind pedestrian who is in the road or at an intersection.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 28
2.You are turning from a one-way street. Which lane should you turn from?
- AAny lane you like
- BThe curb lane on that side
- CThe center lane
- DThe lane farthest from the turn
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✓ B. The curb lane on that side
On one-way or divided streets, always turn from the lane nearest the curb on the side you are turning toward.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 38
3.You reach a four-way stop at the same time as a car on your right. Who should go first?
- AYou, because you are on the left
- BThe car on your right
- CThe larger vehicle
- DWhoever is going straight
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✓ B. The car on your right
At four-way stops and uncontrolled intersections, the first to enter goes first. If two arrive together, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 29
4.You are on the other side of a divided highway from a school bus that has stopped with red lights flashing. Must you stop?
- AOnly if children are crossing
- BNo, not on a divided highway
- COnly inside the city limits
- DYes, all traffic must stop here
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✓ B. No, not on a divided highway
Approaching traffic is not required to stop for a school bus on a divided highway.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (No edition date printed on cover), page 30