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Hawaii: Right-of-way and turning — Part 2 Practice Test

Questions in this part include: “Which of these is a condition under which you must not pass?” · “You must not pass when approaching within what distance of any intersection or railroad crossing?”

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Hawaii Driver's Manual" (2023), Hawaii Department of Transportation.

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  1. What should you NOT do when you meet a funeral procession?

    A black hearse and four cars with headlights on drive in a line along the lower lane of a road, past an empty side street joining from above.
    • Drive in the right lane while the whole procession passes you
    • Drive your vehicle between the vehicles in the procession
    • Stop at an intersection while the procession passes
    • Reduce your speed as the procession approaches you
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    Correct answer: Drive your vehicle between the vehicles in the procession

    You should not drive your vehicle between the vehicles in a funeral procession.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 29 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. Which of these is a condition under which you must not pass?

    • On a one-way street with two or more lanes marked for traffic
    • On a paved street with two or more lanes marked for traffic in each direction
    • On the right shoulder of the highway
    • When the vehicle you are passing is about to make a left turn
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    Correct answer: On the right shoulder of the highway

    The manual lists passing on the right shoulder of the highway among the no-passing conditions.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. When approaching a hill or curve, you must not pass if there is not what clear distance ahead?

    • 200 to 400 feet (61m to 122m)
    • 300 to 500 feet (91m to 152m)
    • 400 to 600 feet (122m to 183m)
    • 700 to 1000 feet (213m to 305m)
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    Correct answer: 700 to 1000 feet (213m to 305m)

    Do not pass on approaching a hill or curve where there is not 700 to 1000 feet (213m to 305m) of clear distance ahead.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. In which situation must you not pass?

    • When the vehicle ahead is traveling much slower than the posted speed limit
    • When the pass cannot be finished without endangering the oncoming vehicle
    • When it is daytime and the road is dry
    • When you have signaled and checked your mirrors
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    Correct answer: When the pass cannot be finished without endangering the oncoming vehicle

    Do not pass when the pass cannot be completed without interfering with the safety of the oncoming vehicle and before the yellow line appears in your traffic lane.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. When you are being passed, what is unlawful?

    A red car with its left signal on in the oncoming lane passing a blue car, on a road with a broken yellow center line
    • Slowing down to let the vehicle by
    • Staying in your lane
    • Increasing your speed
    • Moving to the right side of your lane
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    Correct answer: Increasing your speed

    When you are being passed, it is unlawful to increase your speed.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 30 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. When must you not pass a school bus on the same roadway?

    A blue car driving behind a yellow school bus on a residential street, with children waiting on the sidewalk ahead
    • When it is moving along the road
    • When it is parked near a school
    • When its flashing lights are operating
    • During the morning and afternoon school hours
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    Correct answer: When its flashing lights are operating

    Do not pass when there is a school bus on the same roadway when the flashing lights are operating.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 31 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. You must not pass when approaching within what distance of any intersection or railroad crossing?

    • 50 feet (15m)
    • 100 feet (30m)
    • 200 feet (60m)
    • 500 feet (150m)
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    Correct answer: 100 feet (30m)

    Do not pass when approaching within 100 feet (30m) of or when traversing any intersection or railroad crossing.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 31 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. You must not pass within 100 feet (30m) of which of these?

    • A parking lot entrance on a side street ahead of you
    • A gas station next to the road
    • A rest area beside the highway
    • Any posted narrow bridge, viaduct or tunnel
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    Correct answer: Any posted narrow bridge, viaduct or tunnel

    Do not pass when approaching within 100 feet (30m) of any posted narrow bridge, viaduct or tunnel.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 31 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. What does the end of a "no passing zone" mean?

    Top view of a straight two-lane road where the blue car follows a white box truck; the double solid yellow center line changes to a broken yellow line farther up the road.
    • That it is safe to pass at once
    • That passing is now required of you
    • Only that there is increased visibility ahead
    • That the posted speed limit has been raised ahead
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    Correct answer: Only that there is increased visibility ahead

    The end of a no passing zone does not mean it is safe to pass; it means there is increased visibility ahead.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 31 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. Your vehicle and another vehicle approach an intersection at the same time. Which vehicle must yield?

    A blue car approaches the end of a residential street at a T-intersection with no signs, as a red car comes from the left and a white car from the right.
    • Yield to the car on your right
    • Yield to the car on your left
    • The faster vehicle yields
    • The vehicle on the right must yield
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    Correct answer: Yield to the car on your right

    The manual says to yield to the car on the right when vehicles approach at the same time.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 32 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. When you turn left at an intersection, whom must you yield to?

    A car inside an intersection waiting to turn left, with its left turn signal on and an oncoming car approaching
    • Only oncoming vehicles that have their headlamps turned on
    • Only oncoming vehicles that are turning right
    • No one, if you signaled first
    • All oncoming traffic that is so close as to be a hazard
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    Correct answer: All oncoming traffic that is so close as to be a hazard

    When turning left, you must yield to all oncoming traffic that is so close as to be a hazard.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 32 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. You face a yield sign and cross traffic is on the protected route. What must you do?

    Top view of a T-intersection where the blue car waits on a side road beside a red-bordered white downward triangle reading YIELD, with a red car and a white car on the main road.
    • Speed up to clear the intersection first
    • Yield to all traffic on the protected route
    • Go first if you arrived first
    • Yield only to traffic coming from your right
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    Correct answer: Yield to all traffic on the protected route

    The right-of-way diagram says to yield to all traffic on the protected route.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 32 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. You face a stop sign and cross traffic is on the protected route. What must you do?

    A blue car at a STOP sign on a side street, with a dashed yellow arrow straight across the main road, as a tractor-trailer approaches from the left
    • Slow down and yield only to traffic from your right side
    • Stop and yield to all traffic on the protected route
    • Stop, then go first if you arrived first
    • Stop only if other vehicles are in sight
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    Correct answer: Stop and yield to all traffic on the protected route

    The right-of-way diagram says to stop and yield to all traffic on the protected route.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 32 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. When the traffic light turns green and you are about to start through the intersection, whom must you yield to?

    • Only pedestrians who are in a marked crosswalk nearby
    • Only vehicles coming from your right side
    • No one, since you have a green light to go
    • Pedestrians and cars caught in the intersection
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    Correct answer: Pedestrians and cars caught in the intersection

    The manual says to yield to pedestrians and cars caught in the intersection when the light turns green.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 32 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. What must you do when entering a public street or road from an alley, driveway or farmyard?

    A blue car at the end of a driveway facing a main road with traffic both ways and a pedestrian on the sidewalk
    • Stop and yield
    • Slow down and yield only to traffic from your left
    • Enter first if you are turning right
    • Sound your horn and proceed
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    Correct answer: Stop and yield

    The manual says to stop and yield when entering any public street or road from an alley, driveway or farmyard.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 32 · Open this page in the manual

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  16. Where must the stop be made at a STOP sign?

    • Past the crosswalk, at the edge of the intersection
    • Wherever you can first see the cross traffic
    • In the middle of the crosswalk
    • At the “stop line”
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    Correct answer: At the “stop line”

    The stop must be made at the “stop line”.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual

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  17. There is no “stop line” at a STOP sign. Where must you stop?

    A four-way intersection with a STOP sign and a marked crosswalk but no painted stop line, with a car approaching
    • Just past the crosswalk, where you can see traffic
    • Before crossing any marked or unmarked crosswalk
    • In the middle of the intersection
    • Only after entering the crosswalk if pedestrians are there
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    Correct answer: Before crossing any marked or unmarked crosswalk

    If there is no “stop line”, you must stop before crossing any marked or unmarked crosswalk.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual

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  18. You cannot see other traffic from your first stop at a STOP sign. What should you do?

    Top view of a residential intersection. A blue car is stopped at the stop line beside a STOP sign. A tall hedge along the corner lot on its right hides the cross street from the driver.
    • Wait at the stop line until all traffic has cleared the intersection
    • Honk your horn and wait for other drivers to wave you ahead
    • Move ahead slowly and stop again where you can see approaching traffic
    • Proceed through the intersection at normal speed after you signal
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    Correct answer: Move ahead slowly and stop again where you can see approaching traffic

    When you cannot see other traffic from the first stop, you move ahead slowly and stop again where you can see approaching traffic.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 44 · Open this page in the manual

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  19. What must you do when a lane use control sign is posted for your traffic lane?

    Overhead view of a three-lane road under a gantry with one lane-use sign over each lane; your blue car is in the middle lane.
    • Treat the arrows as a suggestion unless police are present
    • Move your vehicle only in the direction indicated for your lane
    • Turn left from any lane if the way is clear
    • Use any lane as long as you signal early
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    Correct answer: Move your vehicle only in the direction indicated for your lane

    You must move your vehicle only in the direction indicated for your traffic lane.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 45 · Open this page in the manual

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  20. Before changing lanes or driving away from the curb, what did the proper procedure always require?

    A blue car parked at the right curb of a residential street in a row of parked cars, as a bicyclist and a red car come up from behind
    • Check the rear view mirror once before moving over
    • Sound the horn to warn nearby drivers
    • Turn your head and look behind you for oncoming traffic
    • Wait for every following vehicle to pass first
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    Correct answer: Turn your head and look behind you for oncoming traffic

    The proper procedure required you to turn your head and look behind you before taking any action; reducing it to the mirror is a “bad” habit.

    Source: Hawaii Driver's Manual (2023), page 57 · Open this page in the manual

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