5e – Intersection & Yielding
5e- INTERSECTIONS & YIELDING
REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE:
YOU CAN BE RIGHT OR YOU CAN BE DEAD RIGHT!!!
A RIGHT OF WAY IS GIVEN BUT NEVER GRANTED: DON’T FORCE IT!
5e- INTERSECTIONS & YIELDING
REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE:
YOU CAN BE RIGHT OR YOU CAN BE DEAD RIGHT!!!
A RIGHT OF WAY IS GIVEN BUT NEVER GRANTED: DON’T FORCE IT! (especially if you don’t have it)
6 TEEN GIRLS DIED ON IMPACT AFTER THE YOUNG DRIVER WAS DISTRACTED AND DISREGARDED THE STOP SIGN AND THE INCOMING HEAVY TRUCK
The semi-truck was driving on a highway and did not have a stop sign. The gravel truck tried to avoid the girls but struck the driver’s side door of their vehicle at 50 miles per hour, and all six teens died of multiple blunt force injuries.
The teenager driving the small compact car not only disregarded the stop sign but did not see the giant truck coming practically in front of her. This was a case of total distraction. When you drive, you should only drive and be alert and responsible, as you are indeed driving a deadly weapon. The lives of your passengers are in your hands.
The driver was 16 years old under the cannabis influence, and she was distracted by her 5.teen passengers. The car, designed to carry four people, saw its roof ripped off in the collision and the vehicle ended up 300 feet away.
5e- INTERSECTIONS & YIELDING
REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE:
YOU CAN BE RIGHT OR YOU CAN BE DEAD RIGHT!!!
A RIGHT OF WAY IS GIVEN BUT NEVER GRANTED: DON’T FORCE IT!
WHAT IS THE RIGHT OF WAY?
The concept of the right of way is important to understand since the law never really grants the right of way. The law simply states when the right of way must be yielded.
WHEN DO I HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY?
Typically you never “take” the right of way, it is given to you.
The law gives the right of way to no one, but it does state who must yield (give up) the right of way.
Every driver, motorcyclist, moped rider, cyclist, and pedestrian must do everything possible to avoid a crash.
When you yield the right of way to another vehicle, you are letting them go before you in the traffic situation.
Few areas of traffic safety are more misunderstood than the “Yield to the Driver on the Right” rule. This is the rule that controls most intersections when drivers arrive at an intersection simultaneously.
The right of way can be used when the law permits its use by requiring that others yield the right of way to you.
Failure to yield the right of way leads to crashes in all states. However, there are some ways for you to reduce this probability when you are driving.
WHEN DO WE GIVE THE RIGHT OF WAY?
- At a yield sign,
- To pedestrians in a crosswalk (intersection), even if there is no crosswalk marked,
- For persons using a seeing-eye guide dog,
- For persons using a white cane with or without a red tip,
- At uncontrolled intersections where vehicles are already in the intersection or coming from the right.
- At “T” intersections where you must yield to vehicles on the through road,
- When turning at an intersection in which case you must yield to oncoming pedestrians, cars, etc.,
- When driving on an unpaved road crossing a paved road,
- When returning to the roadway after the car is parked.
- When someone who was supposed to give it to you fails to do so. DO NOT FORCE IT.
Driving in Big Cities. Paris
This is a perfect example:
“Place de l’Etoile” with 12 merging Main Avenues, 10 circular unmarked lanes, and no signs or signals!
When Traveling back to France with my 2 teenage sons, I drove to the Triumph Arch Place de l’ Etoile and gave them the steering wheel at 6 PM the worst pick hour.
I told them, you drive throught this you will drive anywhere in the world!
Basic Rule: Yield to the right! And do not hesitate.
This place is NOT considered a roundabout where you must yield to the cars already in the roundabout (left), It is way too big with too much traffic and no one could enter it if they have to follow the roundabout rule.
However, to be able to go through one has to be assertive or may never be able to pass.
It is quite scary for beginners.
Insurances have a general rule of thumb: “You are held responsible if you get hit on the right or the front.”
Actually, considering the heavy traffic, fender benders are quite rare, simply, do not panic and follow the golden rule in France: “Yield to the right.”
IMPORTANT; IN GENERAL, you must YIELD TO THE LEFT (and pedestrians) WHEN ENTERING A ROUNDABOUT.
PARIS.Place de l’Etoile: This is where I gave my son his first lesson on yielding, at 6 PM weekday the busiest time. I told him that if he could pull it without panicking he could drive anywhere in the world.
PLACE DE L’ETOILE:(detail)
a round-about of 12 merging large avenues, 10 circular lanes, no marking, no signals, no light:
GOLDEN RULE: yield to the right!
Vehicles marked with a red + yield to traffic coming from their right.
Paris: Place de la Republique before. It used to be shaped like a figure 8 (this was the center of it – a nightmare). now half of it is reserved for pedestrians. French car insurances have a simple rule: “if your car is hit on the right side or on the front, you are at fault ”
TIME LAPSE: Same Place de l’Etoile Paris (Triumph Arch). You only see 1/4 of it 12 merging large Avenues, 10 lanes with no marking. Yield to the right but be assertive or you will never cross. The trick is to choose the correct lane. If you are crossing from Ave Grande Armee to the Champs Elysees, that is the 6th exit so you go right away to the 6th lane and exit one lane at each avenue so you can exit at #6, it goes like a merry-go-round.
If you need to do 3/4 around then you go the left lanes right away…or you spend the night in the roundabout. Some people are still turning around since last year’s vacation… :).
By the way: if you watch this video: DO YOU SEE ANY FENDER BENDER????
no! Very rare, everyone is watching his right side!
NOW, FOR A LITTLE BREAK AND LOTS OF FUN: FIND THE POLICEMAN ON FOOT (like an ant) in the video below: regulating the traffic in an ocean of cars-
HILARIOUS!(accelerated video)
Paris Place de l’Étoile from the top of Triumph Arch:
12 MAJOR AVENUES ARE MERGING in this huge Round-About ( you are facing only 3 here) no light, no yield sign, but one cop ON FOOT (YES) sometimes at peak hours to regulate the traffic. (find him in the 1/2 way video)
Now, THAT’S entertainment !!!
Watch the video below from past half-way (timing passed 1 min 27 s )
The Policeman arrives at the scene from the pedestrian crossing at Avenue # 2 (. Watch him dancing with the flow and everyone MUST obey him, so as a driver, you must have your eyes everywhere…look for the ant in the middle of the traffic flow (he has a white cap and hat ),,. Hilarious to see him at work. (well-paid job)
This is where I passed my driver’s License as a teenager. The common knowledge is if you can do it without panicking, you can drive anywhere in the world.
THIS SCENARIO REPEATS ITSELF 12 TIMES FOR EACH AVENUE AROUND THE TRIUMPH ARCH
DO YOU WANT TO FEEL WHAT IT IS LIKE?
SEE THE VIDEO BELOW if you want to get the feeling of driving Place de l’Étoile (Triumph Arc) during rush hour.
10 lanes with no marking, pedestrian crossing with no markings, bus crossing, Golden rule: yield to the right and emergency vehicles .
This driver made the mistake of not crossing to the center-right away while having the right of way when entering, He would have avoided being blocked at each avenue with the flow of cars getting out
(see the big blue bus at the end doing it the right way)
2015 World Figure-8 3 Hour Enduro Opening Laps
See this TOTALLY INSANE VIDEO
Pilots need Nerves of steel, sharp reflexes, and self-confidence
This is the opening lap, Wait for the third turn when the fun starts. Nerves of steel are required!
When to yield the right of way (Besides Figure 8 Racing)
RIGHT OF WAY IN OTHER COUNTRIES:
Be aware that some countries don’t have the same rules, especially in India. Dare and bluff is the rule, but these people are born and raised in this situation and it is like a natural gift. Don’t try it!
ROUNDABOUTS
Why did we show you Paris Place de l’Etoile first? Because this will seems so easy now!!!!!
A roundabout is a large, circular area in the middle of an intersection meant to control the right-of-way of vehicles. It is a traffic management tool that moves traffic through an intersection without the aid of traffic signals.
Entering traffic must yield the right-of-way to the traffic circulating within the roundabout. All traffic
moves in ONE DIRECTION around the roundabout – COUNTER-CLOCKWISE.
How to Drive in a Roundabout
1. As you approach, choose which lane to use as you would for any other intersection,
2. Use the left lane to turn left, complete a U-turn, or go straight. Use the right lane to turn right or go straight,
3. Yield. Those in the roundabout have the right-of-way (meaning to the left). Wait for a gap in the traffic,
4. Decrease your speed to travel with the traffic already in the roundabout,
5. Use your right turn signal and change to the left lane when exiting
HOW TO ENTER A ROUNDABOUT
WHAT NOT TO DO IN A ROUNDABOUT
INTERSECTIONS
DRIVE TROUGH INTERSECTIONS
On any street, when intending to cross or turn, driver behavior is critical at intersections.
When approaching an intersection, whether uncontrolled or controlled by signs or signals, take the following safety precautions:
STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS
If no markings exist on the road (crosswalk or white line ), you must slow down and make a complete stop. If there is not enough visibility, stop a second time at the point nearest the intersection where you have a view of approaching traffic on a through the highway. Make sure you make complete stops for 3 shorts seconds even if none is in sight.
• Give right of way to pedestrians and any cross traffic before moving forward.
At a 4-way stop, you must wait for other vehicles already in the intersection. If 2 cars stop at the same time, the one on the right has the right of way.
• Allow vehicles that reach the intersection before you to go first. Wait for your turn! Always yield to all pedestrians and bicycles (even to tortoises).
This is the same principle as a stop sign, the difference is that you do not have to necessarily mark the stop if there is no traffic.
Right-of-way rules help traffic move smoothly through intersections. They emphasize courtesy, common sense, and cooperation.
Generally, right-of-way means the right of one vehicle to go before another one. but the word “right” may assume you must take it when it only is given to others.
The term also applies to pedestrians and bicycle riders.
Nevada law does not really give anyone the “right-of-way” — it only says who must yield. But despite having legally the right-of-way, you must use caution and do everything possible to avoid an accident.
Courtesy is the best conduct to follow.
YIELD SIGNS
• A vehicle already in the intersection has the right-of-way over the one just arriving.
• Vehicles entering the main road from a minor road, private road, or driveway must yield the right-of-way to all traffic on the main road and to pedestrians.
When an intersection has no traffic light, panel, or sign:
, respect the right-of-way as if there was a 4-way Stop sign: yield to the right, do not turn left in front of a car coming from the opposite direction.
TWO-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS
Cars coming in the opposite direction and one is turning left:
The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right of way to a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction (meaning coming on its right when turning),
This driver must yield if the opposite car is within the intersection or so close to the intersection as to constitute an immediate hazard.
The driver, having so yielded and having signaled, may make the left turn and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection from the opposite direction shall yield the right of way to the vehicle making the left turn as it was first in the intersection.
STOP TWICE IF NO VISIBILITY.
NO MARKING
The Law says to yield to all pedestrians in a crosswalk. If there is no marking for this, it still exists at every intersection. This is why you must stop before the pavement
WITH CROSSWALK
When you encounter a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic light, with only a crosswalk before the intersection, you must make a full stop before the crosswalk – not on top of it.
WITH WHITE LINE
When you encounter a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic light, there may be a white solid line on the pavement before the intersection. You must make a full stop before the white line – not on top of it.
WHAT IF THERE IS NO VISIBILITY FROM THE STOP SIGN? (IMPORTANT)
If there is no visibility on traffic from the stop position, start and go forward a few feet and stop again even, so there is no traffic. Treat this as a double-stop sign. DMV inspectors may require this during your test. The duration of each stop should be no less than 3 seconds.
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOUR ROAD SIGNS AND RULES
Two-way stop intersection:
What does it mean if there is NO stop sign on my side?
It means you don’t stop, the crossing road has the stop sign.
Dangerous by Fear of Driving and Ignorance of Rules.
3 and 4-way Stop signs
This is when four lanes of traffic meet at the intersection. Everyone has a stop sign.
In such cases, the first driver to stop should go first in order of arrival.
If two or three cars stop at the same time, the driver on the right goes first. Meaning: At a four-way stop, if two vehicles reach the intersection simultaneously, the vehicle on the left must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle immediately on its right.
Back in the early 70s, Las Vegas intersections did not have any lights but 4-way stop signs. WHEN THERE WAS SOME HESITATION BETWEEN TWO DRIVERS, YOU HAD TO OPEN YOUR DOOR TO SHOW THAT YOU WERE GIVING THE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE OTHER CAR. I remember Flamingo and Paradise Ave being this way before it received the first automatic light system. Courtesy was the rule.
4 WAY STOP ANIMATION
2 way Stop Animation
End of Topic 5 e: ‘INTERSECTIONS & YIELDING”
Topic 5 F “TOWING”