Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
You reach an intersection with no signs or signals at the same time as another vehicle. Who goes first?
- The vehicle travelling faster
- The vehicle on your left
- The vehicle on your right — correct answer
Why
At an uncontrolled intersection the first to arrive goes first; when two arrive at the same time, the right-of-way goes to the vehicle, bicyclist or pedestrian on your right. (Section 7, Intersections.)
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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