Which statement about right-of-way is correct?

• A. You should yield your right-of-way whenever it helps prevent crashes
• B. You should yield only when it benefits you
• C. You should never yield your right-of-way
• D. You should yield to pedestrians only

Answer: (A)

Yielding the right-of-way is about safety and preventing conflicts with other road users. You should yield whenever your failure to do so could lead to a crash, which means letting pedestrians cross in crosswalks, giving way to vehicles that already have the right-of-way or are closer to a intersection, and slowing or stopping when another driver’s path could conflict with yours. The statement that best captures this approach is the one that says you yield whenever it helps prevent crashes. This reflects a defensive mindset: prioritize safety over who happens to be in the right, and yield when not yielding would create a hazard. The other ideas are incomplete or unsafe: yielding only when it benefits you ignores many dangerous situations; never yielding goes against basic safety rules; yielding only to pedestrians misses other vehicles and conflicts you must anticipate.