rsg@cbscc.UUCP (Bob Garmise) (11/19/84)
> 4) At a four-way stop intersection, it is first-come first-served. >This priority is violated at one's own grave peril, leftness or rightness not >withstanding. >Have I been driving wrong all these years? Am I lucky to be alive? Hmm...well, sort of. When I learned to drive, we were told that if two cars arrived at an intersection simultaneously (or too close to call), the car on the right had the right of way. Obviously, this did not apply to cars that were facing each other. As far as I can recall, this is the only application of the "rule of right". Perhaps this is why it doesn't come up that often, expecially in cities that have stoplights instead of stop signs. Mostly I find it happens on country roads and at minor suburban intersections. ...bob garmise...at&t bell labs, columbus...
mikey@trsvax.UUCP (11/22/84)
I think it's time to point out that no law that I ever read said that anybody had the right of way. The law states who has to yeild the right of way. If it comes down to a 4-way stop sign showdown, and it turns into a fender bender, both parties can be cited. Personally, if someone even loks with hesitation at me at a stop, I'll usually concede and let them go first, but if they think they can beat me, .......... mikey at trsvax