Al Buraimi Royal Oman Police - Oman Right of Way Practice Test

You are on a highway in the right lane. The vehicle ahead signals and slows to turn right into a side road. Can you overtake it by passing on the left?

• ANo; overtaking on the left is always prohibited in Oman under any circumstances
• BNo; you must wait behind the turning vehicle until it exits the road
• CYes, but only after sounding the horn twice as a warning
• DYes, you may pass on the left if the lane is clear and it is safe to do so

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At a busy T-junction with no signals or signs, you are on the road that ends (the top of the T). Which drivers have priority over you?

• AOnly traffic approaching from your right on the through road has priority
• BYou have priority because you arrived at the junction first
• CAll traffic travelling along the through road (the base of the T) has priority over you
• DTraffic from the left only has priority if it is travelling faster than you

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You are driving at 120 km/h on a motorway and need to exit via a slip road on the right. You are currently in the middle lane. What is the correct procedure?

• AMove to the left lane and cross the motorway at the last moment to reach the right-side exit
• BBrake sharply in the middle lane and turn directly across to the slip road
• CDrive past the exit and turn around at the next legal U-turn point
• DMove to the right lane well in advance, then use the slip road, reducing speed after entering it

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At an unmarked crossroads you want to go straight on. A vehicle on your right also wants to go straight on. A vehicle on your left wants to turn right across your path. In what order do they proceed?

• AThe vehicle on your right goes first, then you, then the vehicle on the left turns when clear
• BThe vehicle turning right has priority because it has the most complex manoeuvre
• CAll three vehicles have equal priority and may proceed simultaneously
• DYou have priority because you are going straight on rather than turning

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You are on a minor road approaching a T-junction where you must turn onto the main road. Who has priority?

• AYou have priority because you arrived at the junction first
• BTraffic turning in the same direction as you has priority
• CThe vehicle on your right has priority; the main road does not matter
• DTraffic already travelling on the main road has priority

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A bus has stopped at a bus stop and its indicator shows it intends to pull back onto the road. What should drivers behind do?

• ASound the horn and overtake on the right before the bus moves
• BGive way only if it is a school bus
• CGive way to the bus where it is safe to do so
• DThe bus must wait for all traffic to clear before it can move

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You are joining a motorway from a slip road (on-ramp). Who has priority?

• AVehicles on the slip road have priority because they are accelerating
• BTraffic already on the motorway has priority
• CThe vehicle that has been waiting the longest has priority
• DPriority is shared equally between both streams of traffic

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You are driving up a narrow mountain road and you meet a vehicle coming downhill. There is only room for one vehicle to pass. Who should give way?

• AThe vehicle travelling downhill should give way to the vehicle going uphill
• BThe vehicle going uphill should reverse to let the downhill vehicle pass
• CThe larger vehicle should reverse regardless of direction
• DBoth vehicles stop and wait for a third party to direct them

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You are driving on a one-way street and approaching a junction with a two-way road. You want to turn right. Who has priority?

• AYou have priority because you are exiting a one-way street
• BTraffic on the two-way road has priority; you must give way before turning
• COnly traffic approaching from the left on the two-way road has priority
• DOne-way street traffic always has right of way at any junction

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A cyclist is travelling straight on at a junction where you want to turn right. Who has priority?

• AYou have priority because you are in a motor vehicle
• BYou both have equal priority; whoever moves first goes first
• CThe cyclist must stop and let you complete your right turn
• DThe cyclist going straight on has priority over you turning right

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You are reversing out of a private driveway onto a public road. Who has priority?

• AYou have priority because you were in the driveway first
• BPriority is equal; sound your horn and reverse slowly
• CPedestrians must give way to you while you reverse
• DTraffic on the public road has priority; you must give way

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Two lanes merge into one ahead. How should drivers handle the merge correctly?

• AThe right lane has absolute priority and the left lane must stop
• BThe vehicle that was furthest ahead in its lane always has full priority
• CUse a zip-merge: each lane takes turns alternately at the merge point
• DDrivers in the closing lane must stop and wait until the road is completely clear

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