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rurallib

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40. We have a 4 way stop just down the street from us. I have witnessed

Thu Sep 14, 2017, 07:17 AM

Sep 2017

such a scene a couple of times - one night with 4 cars lurching, stopping, lurching, stopping. One of the funniest damn things I ever saw. Small town. Slow motion near collision.

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Without googling...At a four-way stop, if 2 cars reach the intersection simultaneously, [View all] ecstatic Sep 2017 OP

I don't get why you have this option: Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #1

Hmm, I guess I was thinking both arrived at same time but one ecstatic Sep 2017 #3

and since when do people even really stop........oh they'll slow down, but that rolling thing a kennedy Sep 2017 #45

Vehicle on the *right* goes first if stops are simultaneous. tblue37 Sep 2017 #51

You're right...... a kennedy Sep 2017 #61

Let me guess: Someone has faulted you. DetlefK Sep 2017 #2

No. A tweet by the police department ecstatic Sep 2017 #4

I learned that 58 years ago. pangaia Sep 2017 #25

That's a fairly universal rule worldwide. brooklynite Sep 2017 #36

Agreed, and also applies to boating! Kleveland Sep 2017 #54

New drivers in my family Bettie Sep 2017 #39

Do you know the John Prine song The Accident? Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #5

Never heard of him or the song until now. ecstatic Sep 2017 #9

Okay - John Prine - definitely not a parody singer, though he writes some funny songs. GoneOffShore Sep 2017 #10

Not really. Folksy-rootsy Americana genre. Not everyone's cuppa, but Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #11

And don't forget 'Sam Stone' which I posted above. GoneOffShore Sep 2017 #14

Yes! Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #18

One of Prine's greatest. kentuck Sep 2017 #33

Thank you Bob Loblaw Sep 2017 #23

Lucky you! I've only seen him once, ages ago. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #24

I'll save that for later Bob Loblaw Sep 2017 #26

Agree - He is a national treasurer. SharonClark Sep 2017 #44

Whoever has the bigger vehicle goes first. TexasTowelie Sep 2017 #6

What if... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #15

Roadside rochambeau at the corner. TexasTowelie Sep 2017 #16

There are a LOT of 4-ways by me. annabanana Sep 2017 #7

This is presumably for "when both cars want to go straight on" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2017 #8

It's not the direction they approach from. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #19

OK, so 1 car approaches from the north, 1 from the south muriel_volestrangler Sep 2017 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Sep 2017 #28

Yeah, this is my concern. I guess that is why we are seeing so many traffic circles pop up... hlthe2b Sep 2017 #38

See my post. Rarely are cars going parallel (North - South) approaching each other head-on anneboleyn Sep 2017 #52

Of course... the issue is head on meeting simultaneously with one wanting to make a left turn hlthe2b Sep 2017 #59

In most cases those cars would be in different lanes, so it's a non-issue. Car from North would anneboleyn Sep 2017 #49

Again. It does not matter where you approach from. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #53

But you do need a rule for when it is 2 cars arriving from opposite directions muriel_volestrangler Sep 2017 #60

Ahh, of course. Sorry! Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #69

In the southern hemisphere, of course, it would be car on left with right of way pangaia Sep 2017 #27

Obviously none of you guys lives in WA state ... fierywoman Sep 2017 #12

Arrrrghhhh! This is why I don't support anarchists. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #20

We have a 4 way stop just down the street from us. I have witnessed rurallib Sep 2017 #40

depends... bluecollar2 Sep 2017 #13

The tiebreaker must be a burnout contest Amishman Sep 2017 #17

THE ONE WITH THE BIGGEST "TRUCK NUTZ" GOES FIRST! Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #21

What if four cars reach the intersection simultaneously? Orrex Sep 2017 #29

Leave It To You, Orrex! ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #41

There's one busy 4-way in our area at which this happens constantly. We just nod/wave Nay Sep 2017 #46

I'm A Waver, Too ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #50

There's all sorts of unwritten rules that happen in local areas Major Nikon Sep 2017 #63

There's only one sure-fire way to resolve this: unblock Sep 2017 #30

What if there are no front license plates? mwooldri Sep 2017 #31

If two cars are on opposite sides of a stop sign. kentuck Sep 2017 #32

The trick is to ease up to the line so that there Lars39 Sep 2017 #34

That was easy... Ohiya Sep 2017 #35

except in my town we have the 'wave'..the driver on the right... samnsara Sep 2017 #37

people struggle with the simple concept of the turn signal melm00se Sep 2017 #42

Embrace Modernity.... OnDoutside Sep 2017 #43

Why not google to find the correct answer? left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #47

If they all arrive at the same time, everyone is on everyone else's right. haveahart Sep 2017 #48

Actually, it is the car coming toward the 4-way stop that has MineralMan Sep 2017 #55

I detest 4 way stops. 3catwoman3 Sep 2017 #56

Other: I go first. JoeStuckInOH Sep 2017 #57

You don't even have to get there first with namby-pamby drivers Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #68

Turn off your car and walk away..... n2doc Sep 2017 #58

Could someone please answer definitively, soon? Mr. Ected Sep 2017 #62

Quite often three or four cars at a four-way stop... maveric Sep 2017 #64

A woman went off on me at a 4 way stop Kaleva Sep 2017 #65

The car with the popular vote must yield to the one with the Electoral College. n/t Orsino Sep 2017 #66

didn't have to google DiverDave Sep 2017 #67