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Intersections and Turns — New York Driver's License Practice Test

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Where are U-turns never permitted?

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This New York Driver's License Intersections and Turns practice set has 42 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation. You need 70% on the real New York Driver's License knowledge test to pass.

Topic overview

This chapter focuses on right-of-way — the rules that decide who goes first when signs and signals alone don't resolve a conflict, such as a driver turning left while another approaches from the opposite direction. It walks through the core scenarios: yielding to traffic already in the intersection, yielding to the driver on your right at an uncontrolled intersection, and yielding when entering a road from a driveway or parking lot.

The most heavily tested material also covers yielding to emergency vehicles and the Move Over law, the difference between authorized emergency vehicles and personal vehicles showing blue, green, or amber lights, proper hand and turn signals, correct lane positioning for each type of turn, and where U-turns are prohibited.

A common mistake is thinking that vehicles displaying blue, green, or amber lights are authorized emergency vehicles with the right to run red lights or exceed the speed limit — they are not; their drivers must obey all normal traffic laws, and you only need to yield to them as a courtesy. Another is forgetting that a left turn always requires yielding to oncoming traffic close enough to be a hazard, even when you already have a green light.

If two drivers reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time, who has the right-of-way?

The driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right. This same left-yields-to-right rule also applies when two drivers stop at stop signs at the same time on intersecting roads.

What should I do if I hear a siren but can't see where the emergency vehicle is coming from?

Safely pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until you're sure the vehicle isn't headed toward you. This is the safe default even when you can't yet tell the direction it's coming from.

Where exactly is a U-turn illegal?

U-turns are illegal wherever other drivers can't see your vehicle from a safe distance in either direction, such as near the top of a hill or on a curve, as well as in New York City business districts, anywhere a NO U-TURN sign is posted, on any limited-access expressway, and in school zones.

Written from the official New York State Driver's Manual — Intersections and Turns ↗· Last checked: 2026-07-10· Reviewed by the PassPrep editorial team· How we verify →

Sample questions

Three questions from the Intersections and Turns bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 30 questions at random from the same bank.

You approach an intersection and another vehicle is already inside it. What must you do?
- Yield to the vehicle already in the intersection — Correct answer
- Enter the intersection first because you arrived next
- Sound your horn and proceed
- Speed up to beat the other vehicle through
Explanation: A driver approaching an intersection must yield the right-of-way to traffic that is already in the intersection.
Handbook: Intersections and Turns — Right-of-Way at Intersections
Two vehicles approach from opposite directions at the same time. One goes straight, the other turns left. Who must yield?
- The left-turning driver yields to the driver going straight — Correct answer
- The driver going straight yields to the left-turning driver
- Whoever has the larger vehicle goes first
- Neither must yield since both have green lights
Explanation: When two vehicles approach from opposite directions at the same time, the left-turning driver must yield to traffic moving straight or turning right.
Handbook: Intersections and Turns — Right-of-Way at Intersections
Two vehicles reach stop signs at the same time at right angles to each other. Who has the right-of-way?
- The driver on the right — Correct answer
- The driver on the left
- The faster of the two drivers
- Whoever signals first
Explanation: When two vehicles stop at stop signs at the same time at right angles, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.
Handbook: Intersections and Turns — Right-of-Way at Intersections