Right of Way: DGT theory test questions in English

On a narrow stretch with no priority signs, the vehicle that entered first goes first. If both enter at the same time, or it's unclear who was first, the vehicle that has more trouble maneuvering has priority. An animal-drawn vehicle is much harder to back up than a car, so it goes first. The backing-up distance only settles ties between vehicles of the same type.

A marked crosswalk is shown by wide white stripes painted parallel to the direction of the road. Vehicles must always yield to pedestrians there. A traffic light is not needed for this priority, so the other options are wrong.

When signals conflict, follow this order: traffic officers first, then temporary signs such as barriers, then traffic lights, then vertical signs, and finally road markings. The officer's signals override both the signs and the general right-of-way rules.

Vehicles generally have priority over pedestrians, but Article 65 makes an exception: when you turn onto another road, you must yield to pedestrians crossing it. This applies even if there is no marked crosswalk, so the other options are wrong.

On a narrow section without signs, the vehicle that entered first has priority. If that is unclear, priority goes to the vehicle that has more difficulty backing up. Here that is the heavier, larger truck. Being smaller or getting through more easily does not give a car priority.

Drivers already on a freeway or divided highway (autovía) must help merging vehicles get on the road as much as they reasonably can. Under no circumstances should you slow down to yield to them, and you certainly shouldn't stop. Doing nothing is also wrong, because you're expected to cooperate so the merge goes smoothly.

Spanish rules require drivers to make it as easy as possible for vehicles to rejoin traffic, especially public transport buses leaving a marked stop. In built-up areas, you should move over if you can or slow down to let the bus pull out. This applies to any public passenger bus, not only school buses.

The general rule at intersections is to yield to vehicles coming from your right. One exception is a vehicle coming from a private or unpaved road, which must yield to traffic on the paved road. A farm exit counts as a private road, so the tractor must yield to you.

Vehicles leaving an unpaved road must always yield to traffic on the paved road. This is an exception to the usual yield-to-the-right rule, so it doesn't matter which side the other vehicles come from.

A vehicle joining the road from a stop, a parking spot or a gas station must first make sure it can do so safely. It must yield to all vehicles and road users already on the road, considering their position, path and speed. The direction it turns makes no difference.

When no sign sets the right of way on a narrow stretch, the vehicle that entered first goes first. Only if it's unclear who entered first does the vehicle that would find backing up harder get priority.

Police, fire, civil protection, rescue and medical vehicles on an emergency call have priority over all other road users. You must yield to let them pass, usually by moving to the right, and stop if necessary. Stopping isn't always required, and moving right isn't always possible or correct.

Where buildings have direct access to the road, you must take extreme care and reduce your speed as much as needed. This helps you avoid hitting a vehicle pulling out from a driveway or parking area. Honking is not the required precaution.

When you use an acceleration lane to merge, you must check at its start that you can join safely, and yield to vehicles already on the road if needed. Parking lights have nothing to do with it, and rushing in without yielding is dangerous.

At an intersection with no signs or signals setting priority, you must yield to vehicles approaching from your right. There are exceptions, such as roundabouts, where vehicles already inside always have priority over those entering.

When no sign sets priority on a narrow stretch, the vehicle that entered it first has the right of way. Simply arriving first isn't enough. Only if it's unclear who entered first does the vehicle that would find backing up harder get priority.

Spanish law requires drivers to make it as easy as possible for vehicles to rejoin traffic, especially public transport buses leaving a marked stop. In built-up areas, move over if you can or slow down, and stop if needed. You don't have absolute priority here, and ignoring the bus is wrong.

This sign (P-2) warns of an intersection where the general priority-to-the-right rule applies. You must yield to every vehicle that reaches the intersection from your right. Vehicles on your left have to yield to you, and you are never free of all yielding here.

Emergency drivers on an emergency call must try not to violate or interfere with right of way at intersections or traffic lights. They may only do so after first taking extreme precautions. They must make sure there's no risk of hitting pedestrians and that other drivers have stopped or are about to make way. They aren't exempt from every rule, and they aren't strictly bound by traffic lights either.

Any lane change must respect the priority of vehicles already in the lane you want to move into, so they have the right of way. You must also signal in advance. Being a car gives no special priority, and changing lanes never gives you the right of way.

When nothing regulates the right of way, the general rule in Spain is to yield to vehicles coming from your right. There are exceptions: paved roads have priority over unpaved ones, rail vehicles have priority, and vehicles already in a roundabout have priority over those entering. Yielding to the left is not the general rule.

Unlike other pedestrians, a school group has the right of way to cross even where there is no crosswalk. So you must yield to them wherever they cross.

At a yield sign or yield road marking, you must yield to all vehicles on the crossing road, whether they come from the right or the left. You may continue only when no one is traveling across your path. Yielding to one side only is not enough.

Even with the right of way, you must not enter an intersection if you can expect to be stopped inside it and block cross traffic. Wait until the vehicles ahead move on and the way is clear. Having priority doesn't allow you to block the intersection.