Roadwise States Wyoming Driving lessons Four-way stops and roundabouts Wyoming driving lesson · Speed & Right-of-Way
Four-way stops and roundabouts A 3-minute lesson from the Wyoming course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Speed & Right-of-Way
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 47, 48 At a four-way stop, everyone stops, then goes in turn. Roundabouts keep traffic moving slowly in one direction, so there are fewer stops and fewer crashes. Both work only when drivers yield correctly.
Know the rule
At a four-way stop, common courtesy lets the driver who stops first go first.
Handbook p. 47 ↗ Know the rule
Never insist on the right of way at the risk of a crash.
Handbook p. 47 ↗ Know the rule
If you enter an intersection while violating the speed law, you forfeit any right of way you might have had.
Handbook p. 47 ↗ Four-way stop: A and B yield to C, which arrived first; A yields to B on its right Know the rule
Roundabouts reduce crashes, delays and congestion, and cut fuel use and emissions, because traffic keeps moving with fewer stops and starts.
Handbook p. 48 ↗ Know the rule
Traffic in a roundabout moves slowly and counterclockwise. It stops only to yield to traffic already in the roundabout and to pedestrians in crosswalks.
Handbook p. 48 ↗ To drive a roundabout: Slow down as you approach; yield to pedestrians and to traffic already in the roundabout Look to the left, wait for a gap and merge in Once inside, keep moving; don't stop Signal as you exit and yield to pedestrians as you leave Pedestrians cross only at crosswalks Handbook p. 48 ↗ Put it into practice
You and a car on your right stop at a four-way stop at the same moment. Neither of you clearly arrived first, so yield to the driver on your right and go after it clears.
A useful reminder Roundabout = yield on the way in, keep moving inside, signal on the way out.
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 should go first? The driver on the left The driver going straight, regardless of position The driver on the right The driver turning left Answer: The driver on the right
If in doubt at a four-way stop, yield to the driver on your right.
Handbook p. 47 ↗ At a four-way stop, if one driver arrives clearly before the others, what is the courteous rule? The driver on the right always goes first regardless of arrival order The driver on the left goes first The driver going straight goes before turners The driver who stops first should be permitted to go first Answer: The driver who stops first should be permitted to go first
Common courtesy requires that the driver who stops first at a four-way stop should be permitted to go first.
Handbook p. 47 ↗ A driver enters an intersection while exceeding the speed limit. What happens to their right of way? They forfeit any right of way they might have had They keep it if they arrived first Nothing changes as long as no crash occurs Their right of way only changes if a ticket is issued Answer: They forfeit any right of way they might have had
If you enter an intersection while violating the speed law, you forfeit any right of way you might have had.
Handbook p. 47 ↗ In which direction does traffic move through a roundabout? Clockwise Counterclockwise Either direction depending on lane Whichever way the entry arrow points Answer: Counterclockwise
Traffic in a roundabout moves at slow speeds in a counterclockwise direction.
Handbook p. 48 ↗ When entering a roundabout, what must you do? Come to a complete stop regardless of traffic Yield only to pedestrians in the crosswalk Yield to those already in the roundabout Expect circling traffic to yield to you Answer: Yield to those already in the roundabout
Slow down as you approach a roundabout and yield to pedestrians and traffic already in the roundabout before merging.
Handbook p. 48 ↗ What must you do before merging into a roundabout after slowing down? Look only to the right Speed up to merge quickly Look to the left and wait for a gap in traffic Wait for a complete stop of all roundabout traffic Answer: Look to the left and wait for a gap in traffic
After slowing down, look to the left, wait for a gap in traffic, and merge into the roundabout.
Handbook p. 48 ↗ Previous lesson Right-of-way at intersections Next lesson Emergency vehicles and pedestrians More in Speed & Right-of-Way About the source Roadwise’s Wyoming course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 47, 48. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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