Alaska Right-of-Way practice test

Practice who goes first at intersections, crosswalks and roundabouts: 33 questions based on the Alaska Driver Manual, 13 of them on Alaska's own rules.

Key Alaska facts: Right-of-Way

  • At an uncontrolled intersection, when two vehicles approach in a way that risks a collision, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right. Intersections, PDF p. 38
  • Approaching from the right does not excuse a driver from slowing and having the vehicle under control at an uncontrolled intersection. Intersections, PDF p. 38
  • Non-motorized users have the right-of-way over motor vehicles at uncontrolled intersections. Intersections, PDF p. 38
  • In a roundabout, vehicles travel counterclockwise around a center island and traffic entering must yield to traffic in the circle. Roundabouts, PDF p. 39
  • If another vehicle arrives at a roundabout at the same time as you, yield if it is on your right. Roundabouts, PDF p. 39

Sample Right-of-Way questions

Where do pedestrians have the right-of-way, according to the manual?

  • Only inside painted crosswalks
  • At marked crosswalks and at intersections
  • Only where there is a traffic light
  • Nowhere, vehicles always go first
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At marked crosswalks and at intersections

Pedestrians have priority in marked crosswalks and at intersections generally.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Markings, PDF p. 61

A school bus shows flashing yellow or amber lights. What should you do?

  • Reduce speed and be ready to stop
  • Stop immediately in your lane
  • Speed up to pass
  • Ignore them
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Reduce speed and be ready to stop

Yellow lights are a warning to reduce speed and stop completely when the red lights flash.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Meeting a school bus, PDF p. 53

You are turning left at an intersection. Who must you yield to?

  • Only vehicles that are behind you
  • Oncoming vehicles and pedestrians
  • Only the pedestrians in the crosswalk
  • No one, because left turns have priority
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Oncoming vehicles and pedestrians

When turning left, yield to all oncoming vehicles and to pedestrians.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Left turn, PDF p. 36

When entering a freeway from an on-ramp, what should you do?

  • Merge at a slower speed than the traffic
  • Drive along the shoulder until traffic clears
  • Match speed in the acceleration lane and yield
  • Force your way in ahead of other vehicles
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Match speed in the acceleration lane and yield

Use the acceleration lane to reach cruising speed, yielding to approaching traffic.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Entering the controlled access highway, PDF p. 70

Alaska law requires stopping at least how far from a school bus with flashing red lights?

  • 30 feet
  • 3 feet
  • 300 feet
  • 100 feet
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30 feet

AS 28.35.145 requires stopping not less than 30 feet from the bus.

Source: AS 28.35.145, Alaska Statutes AS 28.35.145

At an uncontrolled intersection, who has the right-of-way over motor vehicles?

  • Taxis and buses carrying passengers
  • No one has priority at such intersections
  • Non-motorized users
  • Large trucks over a certain weight
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Non-motorized users

People walking or biking, rather than motor vehicles, have priority at an uncontrolled intersection.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Intersections, PDF p. 38

Two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time. Who must yield?

  • The driver on the left
  • The faster driver
  • The larger vehicle
  • The driver on the right
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The driver on the left

At an uncontrolled intersection the vehicle coming from the left gives way to the one on the right.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Intersections, PDF p. 38

Two vehicles reach a roundabout at the same time. Who yields?

  • Neither yields
  • You yield to the vehicle on your left
  • You yield to the vehicle on your right
  • The larger vehicle always yields
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You yield to the vehicle on your right

If another vehicle arrives at the same time, yield if it is on your right.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV. 10/2025), Roundabouts, PDF p. 39

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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Alaska Driver Manual (Alaska Driver Manual, prepared by the Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles; PDF file marked 'REV.10/2025', 95 PDF pages (the last page is blank); the manual's own web address is https://dmv.alaska.gov/home/. The agency hosts (dmv.alaska.gov, doa.alaska.gov) block automated clients, so the owner supplied the PDF from a normal browser on 2026-11-10; it was not downloaded by the builder. Page numbers cited are PDF pages (the printed page number is the PDF page minus 4 up to PDF p. 91). PDF pp. 5, 12, 19 (cost box), 85 and 87-90 (eco-driving and maintenance tips) and 92-93 (office lists) were not used for questions; p. 86 is cited only for its note on 13 AAC 02.090, p. 91 only for the unsecured-load rule and p. 94 only for the tired-driving line. The manual's online-test pages mention ak.knowtodrive.com and a DMV practice test; neither is a source. Statutes (Alaska Statutes Title 28, read on akleg.gov with curl on 2026-11-10) were used wherever they state the rule; the Alaska Administrative Code (13 AAC 02 traffic regulations, 2 AAC 90 points) is not hosted on akleg.gov in a form that could be read, so speed limits by area (PDF p. 34), lighting distances (p. 67), passing and parking distances (pp. 42, 74), the point schedule (p. 16) and fees (p. 13) come from the manual alone and were not checked against the regulations. Handbook statements that differ from or go beyond current law and how they were handled: (1) child restraints (PDF p. 26 says a child 'one or more years of age but less than five'; AS 28.05.095(b)(2) says less than four): questions follow the statute; (2) seat belts (PDF p. 26 says passengers 18 and older are cited; AS 28.05.095(a) requires everyone 16 or older to be restrained): questions use the statute; the $50 and $15 fines (PDF p. 27) are not in the statute and come from the manual alone; (3) school buses (PDF p. 53 gives no stopping distance and says 'separated roadways providing two or more lanes in each direction'; AS 28.35.145 requires stopping at least 30 feet away and exempts roadways that are separate): questions use the statute and avoid the lane count; (4) minor operating after consuming alcohol (PDF p. 20 says community service and/or a fine up to $1,000; AS 28.35.280(d) sets a $500 fine plus 20 to 40 hours of community work service for a first conviction): the question uses the statute; the DMV revocation periods (30, 60, 90 days, one year) match AS 28.15.183(d); (5) texting (PDF p. 31 says texting is prohibited and p. 29 says 'against the law'; AS 28.35.161 bans reading or typing a text or other nonvoice message and operating a screen device in the driver's view, with exceptions for voice calls, navigation and similar displays): questions follow the statute; (6) stationary emergency vehicles (PDF p. 76 says 'four-lane road'; AS 28.35.185 covers roads with two or more lanes in one direction and also names tow trucks, maintenance vehicles and animal control): questions use the statute; (7) crash reporting (PDF p. 15 repeats $2,000 and 10 days, matching AS 28.35.080; the $501 and 15-day proof of insurance rule on PDF p. 14 matches AS 28.22.021 and 28.22.031); (8) administrative hearing request (PDF p. 21 says seven days for every revocation; AS 28.15.165 gives seven days after a DUI or refusal notice but AS 28.15.183 gives a minor ten days): the question was not asked; (9) driving while license is revoked (PDF p. 9 says a jail sentence of not less than 10 days; AS 28.15.291(b) suspends the 10 days for a first offense): not tested; (10) following distance: PDF pp. 32-33 recommend four seconds and note that 13 AAC 02.090 requires at least two seconds, so following_seconds records 4 as the manual's recommendation and questions state both; (11) the alcohol equivalents (PDF p. 22) say 4 ounces of wine equals a 12-ounce beer, so a common question that says 5 ounces is excluded; (12) fees (PDF p. 13) and the point schedule (PDF p. 16) are quoted only where the manual states them and were not checked against regulation. Ages, hours, the school bus distance and the fines marked as statute above match AS 28.15.051, .055, .057, .071, .099, 28.35.145, 28.35.280 and 28.35.030. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.

DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles, and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.