First to arrive goes first
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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At an intersection with no STOP or YIELD signs, who has the right of way?
The rule
At an intersection with no STOP or YIELD signs, whoever gets there first goes first, and other road users wait for that driver.
With no STOP or YIELD signs, whoever reaches the intersection first goes first. If two of you arrive together, the one on the right goes first.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 7, page 39. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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