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Difficulty: MediumRight-of-Way Rules at Intersections

You are driving straight through an uncontrolled four-way intersection. At the exact same moment, another vehicle approaches from the cross street on your left, also intending to proceed straight. Under standard right-of-way rules, which driver has the right-of-way?

  1. You have the right-of-way, so the driver approaching from your left must yield.Answer
  2. B
    The driver on your left has the right-of-way, so you must yield before proceeding.
  3. C
    Neither driver has the right-of-way, so both vehicles must come to a complete stop and wait for traffic to clear.
  4. D
    The driver who accelerates faster and enters the intersection first claims the right-of-way.

Answer

You have the right-of-way, so the driver approaching from your left must yield.
Under standard traffic laws governing uncontrolled intersections, when two vehicles reach an intersection at the exact same time from different streets, the driver on the left must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right. Because the other vehicle is to your left, your vehicle is on the right and holds right-of-way priority.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the intersection control type.
The intersection is uncontrolled because there are no stop signs, yield signs, or traffic light signals present.
Traffic control devices determine baseline priority rules; without them, general statutory rules apply.
2
Analyze vehicle arrival positions and timing.
Both vehicles arrive at the exact same moment from perpendicular directions (you are on the right of the other driver; the other driver is on your left).
Simultaneous arrival rules apply when neither vehicle has established priority by entering first.
3
Apply the general right-of-way rule for uncontrolled intersections.
The driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right. Therefore, you have the right-of-way.
Standard motor vehicle codes state that when two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection at the same time, the driver on the left shall yield to the vehicle on the right.

Key Concept

Right-of-way rules at uncontrolled intersections for simultaneous arrival
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Right-of-Way Rules at Intersections

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