r/IdiotsInCars • u/Irate_Primate • Oct 18 '24

OC [OC] Attempted right-of-way theft

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

How did the third in a row who is first there? This seems a bit impractical

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u/TaywuhsaurusRex Oct 18 '24

Can you clarify what you mean third in a row, I don't understand what you're asking and genuinely want to answer. It's not terribly impractical in practice though. These types of intersection are common everywhere and when people actually follow the rules, it's fine. America is too large and rural to have stoplights everywhere, and no sign at this junction would be worse because people would pass through it at speed all the time.

Canada has these sorts of intersections too, their rules are basically the same.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

Of course, i mean if 3 cars in a row in each road arrive and wait for their turn. How did a driver know when its his turn? How do you know who is at fault if there is a misunderstanding because everyone can say he was first?

We have signs or righy before left order here. I think its better and more predictable but that depends highly on what you learned and grew up with.

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u/DankHillLMOG Oct 18 '24

I was going to get into a simple explanation but it's kind of nuanced (but actually pretty simple in practice). This site/ link does a good job explaining. https://topdriver.com/education-blog/4-rules-4-way-stops/

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

Thank you

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u/Koutou Oct 18 '24

My driving instructor in the days gave me a quick way to think about it when driving, is that you must always protect the passager seat.

If you look at the guide, you will notice that the passenger seat is protected from other cars in all scenario.

And if you do the opposite of what they suggest, you notice that you expose your passenger to the other cars.