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Difficulty: HardRight-of-Way Rules at Intersections

At an intersection where all approaches are regulated by stop signs, your vehicle and an oncoming vehicle come to a complete stop at the exact same instant from opposite directions. If you plan to make a left turn while the opposing vehicle plans to drive straight ahead, what is the proper legal procedure?

  1. Yield the right-of-way to the oncoming vehicle and permit it to proceed straight before making your left turn.Answer
  2. B
    Proceed with your left turn immediately, because turning vehicles take right-of-way priority over straight-moving vehicles when stopping simultaneously.
  3. C
    Claim right-of-way by applying the right-hand rule, requiring the oncoming driver to yield to you.
  4. D
    Treat the intersection as an uncontrolled yield area where whichever vehicle accelerates first gains legal right-of-way.

Answer

Yield the right-of-way to the oncoming vehicle proceeding straight through the intersection, completing your left turn only after the opposing vehicle clears the path.
At an intersection controlled by stop signs on all approaches, when two opposing vehicles arrive and stop at the exact same moment, neither driver has priority based on arrival time. Under state driver knowledge standards, a vehicle turning left across oncoming traffic must yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic proceeding straight ahead.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the intersection control type and arrival conditions.
All approaches have stop signs, and both opposing vehicles arrived and stopped at the exact same time.
Since arrival time is identical, arrival sequence cannot be used to determine who proceeds first.
2
Evaluate direction of movement for both vehicles.
One vehicle is traveling straight through, while the other is executing a left turn across the oncoming lane.
Opposing vehicles stopping simultaneously are governed by basic turning right-of-way rules.
3
Apply standard left-turn yielding rules to determine legal precedence.
The vehicle turning left must yield to oncoming traffic proceeding straight.
Vehicles crossing oncoming traffic lanes bear the responsibility to yield until oncoming traffic has cleared safely.

Key Concept

Multi-Way Stop Right-of-Way with Simultaneous Opposing Arrival
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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Right-of-Way Rules at Intersections

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