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South Carolina permit test: right-of-way, intersections and turns

Yielding right-of-way, railroad crossings, turning and turnabouts, intersections, diverging diamonds, RCUTs and roundabouts. 26 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. Golf cart drivers must be 16 or older and hold a valid driver's license, and the cart needs an SCDMV permit decal. (p. 30, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  2. Yield to the driver who is at the intersection or arrives before you. (p. 59, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  3. Right-of-way rules show who should yield, but no one should assume they automatically have the right-of-way. (p. 59, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  4. When entering a public highway from a driveway or private road, yield to drivers on the highway. (p. 60, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  5. At a four-way stop, if two drivers arrive at the same time, yield to the driver on your right. (p. 60, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  6. When turning, enter and stay in the lane closest to the direction you want to turn, after searching all corners and signaling. (p. 75, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  7. Always turn left from the left-most portion of your lane, and yield to oncoming traffic. (p. 76, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  8. A two-point turnabout uses a street, alley or driveway to reverse direction when driving around the block is not practical or possible. (p. 76, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  9. Before moving again after stopping, look left, then right, and left again before entering the intersection. (p. 79, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))
  10. Enter a roundabout in a counterclockwise direction, yield to traffic in the circle, then signal and exit. (p. 81, South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024) (opens the handbook))

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample right-of-way, intersections and turns questions

  1. 1.Why are roundabouts safer than traditional intersections?

    • AThey remove head-on and fast right-angle crashes
    • BThey have higher speed limits for traffic
    • CThey have no pedestrians crossing
    • DThey don't require drivers to yield
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    ✓ A. They remove head-on and fast right-angle crashes

    Roundabouts are safer because they eliminate head-on and high-speed right-angle collisions.

    Source: South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024), page 82

  2. 2.At a restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT) intersection, you want to go straight across the main road from a side street. What do you do?

    • ATurn right, then U-turn at a median opening
    • BDrive straight across the main road
    • CWait for a gap and cross on a diagonal
    • DTurn left directly onto the main road
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    ✓ A. Turn right, then U-turn at a median opening

    RCUTs remove left-turn and through movements from the side street. Turn right onto the main road, then make a U-turn at a one-way median opening.

    Source: South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024), page 80

  3. 3.When should you use a three-point turnabout?

    • AOn any busy city street whenever you need to turn around
    • BWhen it's too narrow for a U-turn and you can't circle the block
    • COn a freeway when you have missed the exit you wanted
    • DWhenever there is a driveway close by that you could use
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    ✓ B. When it's too narrow for a U-turn and you can't circle the block

    Use a three-point turnabout only when the street is too narrow for a U-turn and you can't go around the block, on a two-lane road that isn't busy. On a busy street, circle the block instead.

    Source: South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024), page 77

  4. 4.You are on an entrance ramp merging onto the interstate. Who must yield?

    • AYou yield to traffic on the interstate
    • BWhoever is in the larger vehicle
    • CInterstate drivers must move over for you
    • DNobody; merging traffic takes turns
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    ✓ A. You yield to traffic on the interstate

    On an entrance or acceleration ramp, yield to drivers already on the limited access or interstate highway.

    Source: South Carolina Driver's License Manual (Revised 06/2024), page 60