On this day in road rage and rudeness of the road, it seems a bit crazy to take the problems with drivers who are polite - but in an article by Joseph Younger right when Active Courtesy Dangerous CarandTravel reminds us that there are times when politeness may inadvertently cause you trouble. This is generally at intersections or right situations manner. "Drivers who sell their rights out of courtesy, thinking they are doing you a favor, you could actually endanger." They offer a handy list of "Dos and Don'ts" - if you are in the "courteous driver camp" might make you think twice the error of your ways; and if you are a recipient of such a courtesy, she explains why for traffic can not be such a favor, after all.
Rules Refresher road
Blog Safety Consumer Reports comments on this article, and said the right thing to do in a "right of passage "impasse is to follow the rules of the road. They display a handy list of" right of way "rules of New York.
Massachusetts priority rules of law can be found in the owner's handbook. We extract the main rules, but the manual offers a handy refresher for those and other traffic laws.
not controlled by signals Intersections
You must yield the right of way way to any vehicle that has entered the intersection on your right or towards the right.
Search all traffic approaching from the left. Even though you may have the right to legal passage, make sure the other driver yields to you before proceeding.
Four-way stops
At an intersection controlled by stop signs in all directions, you must give way to ...
- another vehicle that has already come to a complete stop at the intersection
- a vehicle on your immediate right that stopped at the intersection at the same time you
when a four-way stop, the vehicles shall proceed in the order they stopped. The first stop is the next to go. If in doubt, give the
Confusion can develop to arrest four intersections right of passage routes to the driver on your right .. You should try to make eye contact with drivers of other vehicles at the intersection to better judge their intentions and avoid accidents.
Turning Left
When making a left turn, you must first give the right of way at all:
- Oncoming vehicle
- vehicle already in the intersection
- pedestrians or cyclists crossing your intended path of travel
private roads, driveways and unpaved roads
If you enter a paved road of a private road, driveway, or an unpaved road, you first have to stop and give right of way to pedestrians, cyclists or vehicles traveling on the road you enter.
by middleweight
If you approach a designated direction, you must give the right of way to traffic on the par-way before turning.
simple Intersection or two-lane road and multiple-lane road
If you are traveling on a road with one or two channels and reach a junction with a wider road, you must give way to vehicles on a highway or a road to three lanes or more.
Rotaries
traffic moves counterclockwise around a turn. You must always give way to vehicles already in rotation (unless otherwise indicated by signs or local police officers) and pedestrians. You must use your turn signals in the same way as any other intersection: Travel through the rotation and when you are ready to leave, use your right turn signal
Other situations that require you to give . the right of way
- pedestrians walking or crossing a carriageway
- Any animal that leadeth, riding, or driving
- funeral processions (in MA, it is against the law to disturb or cut through a funeral procession)
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