For instance, if you were stopped at a red light at a 4-way intersection about to turn left, and it wasn't a protected turn, and then the light turned green... you obviously have to yield to oncoming traffic that would be going straight.
So, what if you count to three, slowly enter the intersection, and the car that should be accelerating still isn't doing so? If you feel it's safe to proceed in front of the vehicle before it starts accelerating, as you're already well into the intersection and they're still behind the line, would you be completely in the wrong if that car finally decided to accelerate and hit you as you were over 90% completed with your turn?
What exactly DOES it mean to yield? If you feel it's safe, obviously you'll proceed after waiting, but... what if you waited, feel you have enough time to complete the turn even if the car was to begin accelerating as well, but the car going straight presses the pedal to the metal (speeds to the max!) and hits you? o_O
2006-06-15 19:51:37 · 5 answers · asked by Curious In California 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
i believe it mean to slow down to almost a stop and look both ways for traffic before u merge. 0_o
2006-06-15 19:55:09 · answer #1 · answered by ~Lauralyn~ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well you should have honked your horn. It's the driver who didn't yield to oncoming traffic. Yielding means that the other traffic has the right away and that you are only allowed to turn/go/whatever when there is no other traffic or when you can safely go. You kind of have the second-way kind of a thing. You could sit there for hours/minutes if the other traffic constantly came. They have the right away you don't
2006-06-15 19:57:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yield to on coming traffic you will always be at fault in a left turn the law does not recognizes the turning in front of traffic you can only proceed if it is safe if their is so much traffic that you can not safely turn till is red then that's the only way to turn if you make the on coming car brake you can be given a ticket for not yielding to the on coming traffic, so never count only proceed when and if you can turn so the other car will not hit if he hits you even if he is speeding you will held liable it the law in 50 states
2006-06-16 04:56:36 · answer #3 · answered by Mechanical 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means stop until cars with right of way is cleared sounds like you madea judgement call that went bad unless you can prove other car put the pedal to the metal
2006-06-16 01:34:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop..
2006-06-15 19:55:49 · answer #5 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋