At a four-way stop, who has the right of way?

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At a four-way stop, who has the right of way?

At a four-way stop, the driver who arrives first has the right of way. If two vehicles reach the intersection at roughly the same moment, you yield to the vehicle on your right, so the driver on the right goes first. If they arrive exactly together, proceed in the order you arrived, doing so with courtesy to keep things smooth. This system keeps traffic predictable and prevents confusion. Size of the vehicle or someone being already stopped doesn’t determine who goes first.

At a four-way stop, the driver who arrives first has the right of way. If two vehicles reach the intersection at roughly the same moment, you yield to the vehicle on your right, so the driver on the right goes first. If they arrive exactly together, proceed in the order you arrived, doing so with courtesy to keep things smooth. This system keeps traffic predictable and prevents confusion. Size of the vehicle or someone being already stopped doesn’t determine who goes first.

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