Right of way
Right-of-Way Basics
Sample content — expert review in progress. These lessons and questions are drafted in-house against official sources and are still working through verification. Nothing here is marked verified or published yet.
No signs or signals? Yield to the right
Some intersections have no stop signs, yield signs, or traffic lights at all. When two vehicles arrive at one of these intersections at about the same time, the vehicle on the right has the right-of-way and goes first. The other driver waits.
Four-way stops
At a four-way stop, the first vehicle to stop is the first to go. If two vehicles stop at the same time, the vehicle on the right goes first, just like an uncontrolled intersection. If you're not sure who arrived first, a small hand wave can help — but never assume the other driver will wait.
Right-of-way with pedestrians
Right-of-way rules also cover pedestrians. At an intersection or crosswalk, a driver must yield to a pedestrian who has already started crossing, even if the driver arrived at the same time. Right-of-way is never a reason to force your way through.