Texas · Right-of-Way
A Texas driver entering a paved road from an unpaved road must do what?
- Signal and merge
- Take the right-of-way
- Stop for 3 seconds only
- Yield to vehicles on the paved road
Correct answer
Yield to vehicles on the paved road
Why this is correct
Texas Transportation Code gives traffic already on the paved roadway the right-of-way over drivers approaching from an unpaved road. Stop, yield, and enter only when safe. The rule helps prevent collisions in rural areas where dust, sight-distance limits, and varying surface traction make merges risky. Drivers should also slow when entering from loose gravel to avoid fishtailing.
Texas Driver Handbook, p. 20