who has the right of way?

Question

If you are at a 4 way busy stoplight intersection and you are going to turn off the road by making a left hand turn on to the cross street and you have a green YIELD light, do you have to also yield to the person going the opposite way turning right onto the cross street (the same street you are turning on) or does that driver yield to you?

Answer 1

There is no such thing as a "green yield light". You either have to yield if there is no arrow, or if there is a green arrow for you to turn, then you have the right of way.

Answer 2

Assuming you were both stationary when both lights went green (that is, both of you at the intersection at the same time) , the other driver yields to you because they must give way to their right, which is you in this instance.

You make your left turn, and when clear, they can make their right turn into the same street behind you.

Answer 3

Hindsight will tell you when driving in a car to do anything to avoid an accident. Whenever I'm taking a left I always assume the person incoming could have left their turn-signal on by "accident" or they could change their minds at the last second and keep going straight or whatever. You almost have to judge how fast they are going in relation to how close they are to the turn than you are and if you want to play frogger with your life with a car that may stall out before they have a chance to stop. Even if the cross street has two lanes I don't put it past people to make a wide turn into your closest lane to you. You either get there before them with relative ease or you wait. Who cares who got there first.I swear there are people who drive with their fat egos as hood ornaments and they have to be avoided like the plague. Happy driving 2 you!

Answer 4

If the vehicle coming from the other direction has a red light then you have the right of way, on the other hand if they have a green light then they have the right of way. If the vehicle is stopped and you have a green yield light then you have the right of way. Or as the old saying goes whoever has the larger vehicle goes first.

Answer 5

The other car, which is making a right turn, has the right of way. If the two cars are entering a street with two or more lanes, it is assumed that each car takes a lane safely. It 'could' be argued that the car with the right of way was driving recklessly if it entered your lane and hit you.

What is a green YIELD light?

Answer 6

Your question would make the assumption that the other driver would have a red light while you have a green light.

If that is the case, you have the right of way because you have the green light. If they also have a green light, you are in the wrong because the left turn has to wait for oncoming traffic AND right turns.

I'm also making the assumption that you are in the US. If not, I don't have a clue as to what I'm talking about.

Answer 7

the left most person has the right of way, so if you are at a cross road and there is a person to both your left and your right, the person to your left goes first, this is, however effected by who was there first. if you and the right where already there and the left shows up after you two, then you go first then the right, then the left.

if there are 4 at the cross, wait for someone to start the rotation, before you go, if no one goes after 3 seconds then go, or wave for soeone to go before you do.

Answer 8

ROW is usually determined like this....whoever was there first goes first if there are several people that get there the same time and there is a doubt then yield to the person to your right.