BC Class 5&7
Controlled and uncontrolled intersections
ICBC's driving guide: Rules of the road
A controlled intersection has signs or traffic lights telling road users what to do. An uncontrolled one has neither. Both need the same caution, for opposite reasons: at a controlled intersection other drivers may not be watching the signs, and at an uncontrolled one nobody has been told anything at all.
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Practice questions on this card
- Q-0131You and another vehicle reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same moment, at right angles. Who yields?
- Q-0132Why are uncontrolled intersections dangerous even though they are usually in quiet areas?
- Q-0144All four traffic lights at an intersection are flashing. How should you treat it?
- Q-0145You clearly have the right-of-way, but another driver is moving into your path. What does the manual say your responsibility is?
- Q-0146A traffic control person is directing traffic at an intersection where the lights are working normally. Whose direction governs?
- Q-0147You have stopped a little too far forward at an intersection, over the crosswalk. What should you do?
- Q-0163How should you treat an unmarked T-intersection?
- Q-0164In which direction should you scan an uncontrolled intersection as you approach?
- Q-0165What are right-of-way rules actually for?
- Q-0166You are unsure who has the right-of-way at an intersection. What is the safest response?