South Dakota Permit Test: Right-of-Way Practice Questions
Who goes first at intersections, crosswalks and for emergency vehicles.
Question 1
When making a left turn, whom must you yield to?
Correct answer: Drivers in the opposing lane
Yield the right-of-way to drivers in the opposing traffic lane when you are making a left turn.
Source: Rules of the Road – Yielding Right-of-Way
Question 2
Entering a public highway from a private road or driveway, you must:
Correct answer: Yield to drivers on the highway
Yield to drivers on a public highway when entering from a driveway or private road.
Source: Rules of the Road – Yielding Right-of-Way
Question 3
Which vehicle in a funeral procession must obey traffic signs and signals?
Correct answer: Only the first vehicle
Only the first vehicle in a funeral procession must obey signs and signals; do not cut into a procession.
Source: Rules of the Road – Yielding Right-of-Way
Question 4
A pedestrian guided by a dog or carrying a white cane is crossing. What must you do?
Correct answer: Come to a complete stop
Always yield to visually impaired persons; when a pedestrian with a guide dog or white cane is crossing, come to a complete stop.
Source: Rules of the Road – Yielding Right-of-Way
Question 5
Pedestrians are still in the intersection when your light turns green. What do you do?
Correct answer: Yield to them
Yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians in the intersection even if the traffic light is green.
Source: Sharing the Road – Pedestrians & Bicyclists
Question 6
How must you respond to an emergency vehicle using lights and siren?
Correct answer: Pull to the road edge so it can pass
Yield to an emergency vehicle with lights and siren on by pulling to the edge of the road; avoid blocking intersections.
Source: Emergency Vehicles & Move-Over Law
Question 7
You approach a stopped emergency vehicle using red lights. What does South Dakota law require?
Correct answer: Stop before reaching it, then proceed with caution
Motorists from any direction approaching an emergency vehicle using red lights must come to a complete stop before reaching it and then proceed with caution.
Source: Emergency Vehicles & Move-Over Law
Question 8
On a multi-lane highway you approach a stopped vehicle with amber, yellow or blue lights. What must you do?
Correct answer: Move to the farthest lane at least 300 feet before it
With two or more lanes in your direction, merge into the lane farthest from the vehicle at least 300 feet before it and proceed with caution.
Source: Emergency Vehicles & Move-Over Law
Question 9
On a two-lane highway, how much must you slow for a stopped vehicle with amber, yellow or blue lights?
Correct answer: At least 20 mph below the posted limit
On two-lane highways, at least 300 feet before the vehicle, slow to at least 20 mph below the posted limit (5 mph if the limit is 20 mph or less).
Source: Emergency Vehicles & Move-Over Law
Question 10
When must you stop for a school bus in South Dakota?
Correct answer: Red lights flashing or stop arm out, unless a barrier divides the road
Always stop for a school bus with red lights flashing or stop arm extended unless the roadway is separated by a physical barrier.
Source: Rules for School Buses
Question 11
At a narrow single-lane bridge on a rural road, who generally has the right-of-way?
Correct answer: The first driver to reach it
Take turns crossing narrow or single-lane bridges; generally, the first driver to the bridge has the right-of-way.
Source: Rural Road Driving
Question 12
When a bicycle path or bike lane crosses the road you are on, you should:
Correct answer: Yield to bicyclists on it
Yield the right-of-way when a bicycle path or bike lane intersects a road.
Source: Sharing the Road – Pedestrians & Bicyclists