A 3-minute lesson from the Connecticut course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Right-of-way rules decide who goes first where drivers, cyclists and pedestrians meet without signs or signals. The law says who must yield — it never gives anyone the right-of-way — and you must do everything you can to avoid a crash regardless.
Know the rule
The law says who must yield the right-of-way; it does not give anyone the right-of-way. You must do everything you can to prevent striking a pedestrian or another vehicle, regardless of the circumstances.
At a four-way stop, the driver who reaches the intersection first goes first (after a complete stop). If more than one vehicle arrives at the same time, the vehicle on the right goes first.
You and another car reach a four-way stop at the same moment; the other car is on your right. After both of you stop completely, let the car on your right go first.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
At a four-way stop where two vehicles arrive at the same time, who goes first?
The vehicle on the left
The vehicle going straight
The vehicle turning left
The vehicle on the right
Answer: The vehicle on the right
If more than one vehicle arrives at the same time at a four-way stop, the vehicle on the right goes first.
