On a hill with a narrow uphill grade, which vehicle has the right of way?

On a hill with a narrow uphill grade, which vehicle has the right of way?

• A. The downhill vehicle has the right of way.
• B. Both vehicles must stop and yield to pedestrians.
• C. The uphill vehicle has the right of way; the downhill driver must back up.
• D. The faster vehicle has priority.

Answer: (C)

On a narrow uphill grade, the vehicle moving uphill has the right of way. This is because backing a vehicle down a hill is much riskier and harder to control than continuing to move uphill, so the downhill driver should yield by backing up to a safe turnout or letting the uphill vehicle pass. Speed doesn’t determine right of way here, and options about pedestrians or a general priority for the faster vehicle don’t apply to this situation.

On a narrow uphill grade, the vehicle moving uphill has the right of way. This is because backing a vehicle down a hill is much riskier and harder to control than continuing to move uphill, so the downhill driver should yield by backing up to a safe turnout or letting the uphill vehicle pass. Speed doesn’t determine right of way here, and options about pedestrians or a general priority for the faster vehicle don’t apply to this situation.