Transcript Right-of-Way - alexabe / Alexandria Area Adult Basic Education

Right-of-Way
Who Goes First?
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At STOP signs,
yield to traffic
on the street
that has no
traffic signs or
signals.

At four-way
stops, yield to
vehicles that
arrive first. If
you arrive at the
same time, yield
to a vehicle
from the right.
At intersections
not controlled by
traffic signs or
signals, yield to
vehicles already in
the intersection.
 Drivers on the left
must yield to
those on their
right.
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
Coming out of a
 At all YIELD signs,
driveway or alley,
yield to all vehicles
yield to all vehicles
on the cross
in the roadway.
street.
 In the city, search carefully for pedestrians,
cyclists, and other vehicles at intersections. Before
entering an intersection, make sure no vehicles or
people are blocking your intended path of travel.

At traffic lights,
yield to vehicles
still in the
intersection
when the light
changes.
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When you are
turning left at
an intersection,
yield to all
oncoming
vehicles until
you have the
time and space
to make a turn.
 Always signal while still in the
acceleration lane and before merging into
highway traffic.