STOP & Give Way: Practice Questions

This topic compares the two main right-of-way signs. At a STOP sign you must always stop completely and look out for traffic from all directions, and the handbook suggests stopping for about 3 seconds. At a give-way sign you slow down and stop only if necessary, letting traffic on the other road pass from both the right and the left. Scenario questions test who goes first, and the topic also includes the warning signs that announce a STOP sign or a give-way sign ahead, so you can prepare in advance.

8 questions · Handbook pp. 129–130 · Unit 4: Intersections & Priority

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Question 1What must you do at a STOP sign?

1. ASlow down and continue if clear
2. BStop only if another vehicle is coming
3. CStop completely and look out for traffic from all directions ✓(correct answer)
4. DSound the horn and continue

Correct answer: C. At a STOP sign the driver must stop the vehicle completely, for about 3 seconds, while watching traffic from all directions.Source: Handbook p. 129

Question 2How long does the handbook recommend stopping at a STOP sign?

1. AAbout 1 second
2. BAbout 3 seconds ✓(correct answer)
3. CAbout 10 seconds
4. DNo full stop is needed if the road is clear

Correct answer: B. Remember to stop for 3 seconds to keep an eye on traffic and other road users from all directions.Source: Handbook p. 129

Question 3Car 1 faces a STOP sign. Car 2 comes from car 1's left on the other road. Who goes first?

1. ACar 2; car 1 must stop and give way ✓(correct answer)
2. BCar 1, because car 2 is on its left
3. CBoth at the same time
4. DCar 1, because it arrived first

Correct answer: A. Without signs, if both arrived at the same time, car 1 would have priority over a car on its left; but the STOP sign obliges car 1 to stop and give way to traffic on the other road.Source: Handbook p. 129

Question 4What does this sign require?

1. AYou have priority at the next junction
2. BNo entry for all vehicles
3. CStop for 3 seconds even if the road is empty
4. DGive way: slow down, stop if necessary, and let traffic on the road pass ✓(correct answer)

Correct answer: D. The give-way (right-of-way) sign: slow down and stop if necessary to let approaching vehicles pass, giving priority to traffic from the right or left.Source: Handbook p. 129

Question 5Car 1 has a give-way sign. Car 2 comes from car 1's left on the other road. Who goes first?

1. AWhichever driver sounds the horn first
2. BCar 1, because it is going straight
3. CCar 1, because car 2 is on its left
4. DCar 2; car 1 must give way to traffic from both the right and the left ✓(correct answer)

Correct answer: D. The give-way sign overrides right-before-left: car 1 must give priority to road users approaching from the right or left.Source: Handbook p. 129

Question 6What is the difference between a STOP sign and a give-way sign?

1. ASTOP is only for trucks
2. BAt STOP you must always stop completely; at give way you stop only if necessary ✓(correct answer)
3. CThere is no difference
4. DAt give way you must always stop; at STOP you may roll through

Correct answer: B. STOP requires a complete stop every time. Give way requires slowing down and stopping only if needed to let traffic pass.Source: Handbook p. 129

Question 7What does this warning sign announce?

1. AA red-light camera ahead
2. BTraffic lights ahead
3. CA give-way sign ahead
4. DA STOP sign ahead ✓(correct answer)

Correct answer: D. A warning triangle with a red octagon (disc) announces a STOP sign ahead.Source: Handbook p. 130

Question 8What does this warning sign announce?

1. AA STOP sign ahead
2. BA one-way road ahead
3. CA dangerous dip ahead
4. DA give-way sign ahead ✓(correct answer)

Correct answer: D. A warning triangle containing a small inverted triangle announces a give-way sign ahead.Source: Handbook p. 130

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