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Right of Way
What you need to know
Right-of-way rules decide who goes first at intersections and when yielding to pedestrians. In the official Ontario tests, questions on this topic come from the Ministry of Transportation's Driver's Handbook (for cars) and Motorcycle Handbook (for riders).
Sample practice questions
At a four-way stop, which vehicle goes first?
- The vehicle that arrives last
- The vehicle that arrives first, then the others proceed in the order they arrived
- The largest vehicle always goes first
- The vehicle on the left always goes first
💡 At a four-way stop the first vehicle to arrive proceeds first; if two arrive together, the driver on the right goes first.
Who has the right of way when you are turning left at an intersection?
- You have the right of way over oncoming vehicles
- Oncoming traffic travelling straight through the intersection
- Both you and oncoming traffic equally
- Any vehicle approaching from your left only
💡 When turning left you must yield to oncoming vehicles travelling straight through the intersection and to any pedestrians crossing your path.
Frequently asked questions
- At a four-way stop, which vehicle goes first?
- The vehicle that arrives first, then the others proceed in the order they arrived At a four-way stop the first vehicle to arrive proceeds first; if two arrive together, the driver on the right goes first.
- Who has the right of way when you are turning left at an intersection?
- Oncoming traffic travelling straight through the intersection When turning left you must yield to oncoming vehicles travelling straight through the intersection and to any pedestrians crossing your path.
More questions on Right of Way and every other topic live in the G1 practice test and M1 practice test.