Right-of-Way DE 5b

What is Right-of-Way? Letting others go first. NEVER assume that you automatically have the right-of-way. Right-of-way is always given (yielded) by someone. Laws are clear about who should yield.

Right-of-Way: Basic Rules You must yield to emergency vehicles—police, fire, and rescue—using a siren and/or flashing lights. Move to far right and stop. If on the other side of a multi-lane highway, move to right to give vehicle more space to get tthrough. If traffic is heavy and you cannot vacate lane, move over within lane to give vehicle space. If lights/siren are not on, it’s just an ordinary vehicle.

Special Situations: Police Cars Move Over or Slow Down Law –If a policeman has someone pulled over… you are required by law to vacate the right lane of the highway unless it is impossible for you to do so. if it’s impossible, you must slow down until you have passed the policeman.

Right-of-Way: Basic Rules You must yield the right-of-way to school buses with flashing red lights and an extended stop sign. You must also stop if the bus is loading or unloading children and its signal devices aren’t functioning properly. Exception: –If you are traveling on a road separated from where the bus is stopped by a median If bus is not loading/unloading students, it’s an ordinary vehicle.

Right-of-Way: School Buses Traffic in both directions must stop. Only traffic going the same direction as the bus must stop due to the presence of a median. At an intersection, all traffic must stop. If bus is loading or unloading students:

Right-of-Way: Trains Trains can’t stop quickly. Trains can’t turn. Always yield to trains.

Right-of-Way: Funeral Processions It’s courteous to yield to funeral processions. Never cut through or join a procession. Participants in the procession should have on their low-beam headlights or flags on their vehicles.

Right-of-Way: Basic Rules Must yield to… –Blind persons carrying a white cane or using a guide dog. –Any pedestrian in a crosswalk.

Right-of-Way: Basic Rules Sometimes, you should just yield the right-of-way.

Right-of-Way Concepts Sometimes, drivers have to wait for other drivers. Principles based on giving (yielding) the passage to others while you wait your turn. Cannot be taken: it’s not a “right”.

Intersections Two types: ControlledUncontrolled Signal or sign controls traffic flow.Nothing controls traffic flow. Must know your right-of-way rules

Controlled Intersections The traffic sign or signal determines who must yield. –If you are stopped at a stop sign, you are yielding. –If you are stopped at a red light, you are yielding. –If you have a yield sign, you must yield.

First Car Rule Vehicles approaching an intersection must yield to vehicles already in the intersection. –Whoever gets there first goes first. These cars are already in the intersection proceeding forward. This car must yield.

Same Time Rule When two or more vehicles approach an intersection at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right. This car is on the right because the other car is to the left of it; it may proceed. This car is to the left of the other car; it must yield. **Not on the left of the picture; on the left as viewed from the driver’s seat.

Same Time Rule This car is on the right because the other car is to the left of it; it may proceed. This car is to the left of the other car; it must yield. **Not on the left of the picture; on the left as viewed from the driver’s seat.

Driveways/Alleys/Private Roads Must stop and yield to traffic in the roadway (just like First Car Rule). These cars are already in the roadway. This car must yield.-

Left Turns Vehicles turning left must yield to oncoming traffic – unless there is a lead green arrow. This car must yield. **When turning left, you must wait to turn until it is safe and clear for you to do so. If a car pulls up behind the top car, the bottom car must also wait for it to go before turning.

Traffic Flow (2-Way Stop)

Traffic Circles/Roundabouts/Rotaries Circular intersection Yield to traffic already in the circle. This car must yield. This car is already in the circle. atch?feature=endscreen&NR =1&v=k0H2URY7BX0

Right-of-Way: Remember The most common violations in traffic accidents are “Failure to Yield the Right-of-Way” or “Improper Yield of Right of Way”. –Know your rules. Never assume others will yield properly. It’s always safer to wait. Always yield if it helps avoid danger.

For Fun: “Yield” App FREE in App Store

Approaching Intersections Clues for an intersection ahead –Street signs & lights –Roadway markings –Crossing Traffic –Parked vehicles on cross street –Turing Traffic –Traffic Stopping –Power lines Move your head to see beyond the LOS restrictions

Approaches to an Intersection Step 1 (Search) Identify Intersection Identify Controls Check Rear Areas Search for Intersection Risks Step 2 (Evaluate) Scan Open Side Areas First Scan Closed Side Areas Look for Closed or Changing Frontal Areas Step 3 (Execute) Adjust Speed Maintain Lane Position or Stop Behind Crosswalk Proceed Through Open Space Area or Stop Behind the Crosswalk

Controlled Intersections Crossing Intersections / Traffic: 1.Look around. Check rear zones 2.POT for pedestrians and vehicles making turns 3.Stop at line… if there are parked vehicles stop at #3 4.When you have a clear zone on left and right of 7 second, make your move