First to arrive goes first
A free practice question for the South Carolina permit test, with the answer explained.
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Two drivers reach an intersection, one after the other. Who goes first?
The rule
At an intersection, yield to the driver who is already there or who arrived before you.
Yield to the driver who is already at the intersection or who arrived before you. Never assume the right of way is yours.
From the SCDMV Driver's License Manual, page 6-1. 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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