Number 1. The "Right Of Way Rule" applies to all three vehicles. Yellow is to the right of blue and blue is to the right of the truck. This rule is very important for unmarked intersections as displayed in this model.
I'm sorry but i'm confused. The video says yellow first and you say yellow first too because of the blue one being to it's right but isn't that the left from the yellow cars side?
@@flamestar557 What's so hard to understand about that? The red one wants to turn, so it is already out of the right of way. The yellow one is to the right of the blue one, so the yellow one has priority. After that, the blue one has priority over the turning vehicle. Simple, isn't it?
the truck goes first because it's the biggest. then the cars can safely sort themselves out without being scared of being run over and dragged for an entire kilometer just because the trucker just found out none of his kids are his.
@@Amygondor that's not how it is doesn't matter if it's a truck and bigger one the car in yellow should go first and then blue one and then truck no matter what because if there is no signs and no traffic lights you always follow the rule of "the car on the right is always first" in this case the yellow car is on the right of the blue car and the blue car is on the right for the truck therefore yellow blue and last truck
@@supernoob1894 with that logic, you still get run over by the truck if the trucker just happened to find out none of his kids are his. let the big guy go through the intersection first just in case, then sort the right of way among equally-sized vehicles.
Speaking as the pedestrian in this scenario: there is no way to predict what any of the vehicles will choose to do or when they'll change their minds. Wait for all three to get out, even if they've stopped. And consider moving away from the intersection before crossing to reduce the number of directions a car might approach from.
These really exist. I’ve seen them in two states, but they aren’t common. Fun fact, these same rules apply at an intersection where every road entering has a stop sign.
The maker of this video is an idiot out of Country foreigner don't listen. The correct answer is the truck goes christ and I'll tell you the empty lane Should be considered that it has been empty prior to any of the vehicles arriving, The empty lane comes first and therefore Into the right of the empty lane, the truck is at the right And therefore that truck goes first
The only problem I have with that is the problem that I have ALWAYS had with uncontrolled intersections. Even though I know exactly what I'm supposed to do, and I passed the driving test, I still have to rely on the other two drivers also knowing what they are supposed to do. I have to put my safety in the hands of others and trust that they will follow the rules. Given the number of morons driving on the roads today I'm not confident that I'd make it through the intersection without loss of property or life.
Exactly, you nailed it; this is the major problem we face inspite of how much safe we drive and follow the strict rules but we can't guarantee of others.
That's why you let off the brake and slowly inch into the intersection to signal that you are going. If anyone else does the same thing, you can brake before hitting them and they should brake too. Since you aren't going very fast, there won't be much damage if they hit you and if they do, they're paying for the collision. If there is a stalemate, just wave the other cars through. 99.99% of the time, this situation is just a waste of time, not a threat to your life or property.
Richard Mace : what you have mentioned is the main reason I gave up driving as soon as I retired. Never had a serious accident through out my many years driving all kind of vehicles, but now I'm too old and impatient with people who think that driving is a human right and not a privilege.
@@texasflood1295 No thanks. Too many idiots out there. You may not be one of them but I have no way of knowing that. I've almost been hit twice in the past month while walking in a crosswalk in broad daylight because people didn't feel like yielding properly. Hard pass.
My dad taught me "The one on the RIGHT of you goes first". So this was easy. Been driving 57 years and I still have to wave at drivers to my right to go. To make it easy for them, I try to allow the car approaching on the right to reach the intersection first, so they can guess that they should proceed before me. It is still a chore as most drivers seem to be unaware of this test. The 'roundabouts' seem to help a little, so maybe there is hope.
@@tinytownsoftware3837 Assuming the possibility that ALL 4 cars arrive at the exact same time, I would think that hand signals would be required as they each proceed with extreme caution. Otherwise, the car that arrives LAST means that the car to their LEFT would be the first to go. Often times if cars are going straight, the first one and the third one go at the same time since they are going thru the intersection at the same time in opposite directions. Just what I would expect, but use your own judgement.
Do they not teach this everywhere in the world? Here in Europe it's the most common basic thing to learn. I still don't trust others and approach cautiously though. Sadly enough owning the driver's license is not viewed as a privilegy, but as a right instead. Lot of people just don't have the skill and judgment to be a driver, but they are...
@@tinytownsoftware3837 "JustTheTruth" has answered correctly, HOWEVER, the chances of ALL 4 cars arriving at the same time are indeed remote. So, WHO arrive first has the "right' to proceed first ....but yet AGAIN ....EVERY RULE is subject to EVERYONE FOLLOWING THE RULES ....and herein lies the problem ....."LOGICAL THINKING AND COMMON SENSE" are of no interest to many drivers ....as such ....YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DRIVE DEFENSIVELY. Apart from the rule of yielding to the driver on the right, there is another rule that is in play here and that is "ownership of the lane". Both cars have "ownership of the lane" because they are going straight through. Because the truck is turning, the truck "DOES NOT HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THE LANE" because it is going to leave it's lane and "CROSS" the yellow car's lane in order to turn, hence the yellow car "has ownership of the lane" and "right-of-way" of this lane. This rule does not come into play in this one example, but it does reinforce what the truck must do, in the event the blue car is not there. .
I am 53 years old so I have been driving here in the US for almost 38 years. While I have heard the phrase "right of way" I just thought that meant who had the "right" legally to go. I have never heard about the car on the right having the "right of way" (maybe I learned it but forgot). But I also am not sure how many times I have ever come across an intersection with no controls such as signs or lights either.
It's clear here in Hungary. Simple "right-hand rule". The one to my right has the right, and the one who goes straight has the advantage over the one who turns.That's why:the yellow car is on the right, and it's going straight, it's going first. The blue car is to the right of the truck, it is also going straight, and finally the truck, who has been on the "left"side throughout the entire lineup,plus turns, starts last.
The rule is even easier to understand if you look at the truck turning left. After half of the turn, the yellow car will be on the right hand side, therefore has priority.
@@Corksy if it was just the yellow car and the truck, then we have the rule: go straight, turn right, turn left. So, if there is no other way to decide, then this is the order, from the point of view of giving priority. First, the right hand rule lives, second, the rule of the turn order.
sush, this are americans, they dont even know how to do roundabouts theres a video on youtube of them going on the wrong way some even go trough the roundabout, 🤣
1, it's one of the first things you learn even before being allowed to drive on your own. It's also the one most drivers ignore and leads to many avoidable accidents.
Drivers of US today is even competing with pedestrians on the right crossing the street on crosswalk with traffic light for pedestrians on, not to mention this right law.
Such rules apply at 4-way stops in some States, but not in all States. At controlled intersections, different rules may apply. In some States, at controlled intersections, the first to arrive gets priority. In other States, a car on the right may get priority even if it does not arrive first.
I have no problem admitting I was never taught this and it wasn't on my drivers test 20 years ago so this is the first time I've ever heard that. I never had to take drivers ed and I feel like I missed out on learning some important things. Most people don't get to the light at the exact same moment so I just wait until everyone that was (or may have) been there noticeably first. I've never had any issues with it. But it's good to learn the right way.
In germany, if no signs are there, is easy: Yellow first, since he has no car on its right and in germany its right befor left. So the blue car has to let the yellow go first and since the truck would pass the yellow cars way, the truck also has to wait. Then the blue car is on the right of the truck means the truck has to let the blue car go and then goes the truck as the last one.
Luckily, where I live there seems to be a light or stop sign on pretty much every intersection. While I've always followed the "driver on the right has the right of way" rule, I also always start crossing the intersection slowly if I have the right of way, just to make sure the other drivers passed their driver tests as well 😁
Similar in the UK...every such junction has at least one of the roads at any junction has a minimum of "Stop" or "Give Way" signs and road markings. The set-up in the video is asking for collisions to happen...this would not happen in the UK.
The defensive driving answer differs from the textbook answer. Slowly start with the correct approach, but be ready to yield to others following the incorrect approach.
But for some reason our neighbours seams to forget everything the same instant they cross the border... Or even tries to look it up. Sheers from sweden. 🍻
Yeah and when I get to an intersection and wait for the driver on the right to go and they NEVER GO! so when I wait for left to see if they will go, they don’t go. I wait until the right goes but they won’t. So when I go everyone starts driving at the exact time I start driving 🤦♀️
Reason for the right rule is because the rightmost car clears the intersection the fastest. Yellow car moves 1/2 way cross then the Blue can start. If the blue starts it must cross two lanes before yellow can go. Left turns always have the last right of way. That is how it should be, in practice another story.
Once everyone is totally stopped that prettymuch takes safety out of the equation. Two vehicles starting from a dead stop are unlikely to actually hit each other. If the right of way car does not go, then I will. But carefully and ready to pounce on the brakes if necessary. If that makes me impatient, so be it.
@@alb12345672 It doesn't really matter which car is turning left. If the yellow car was turning left, it would still go first. The only difference is if the yellow car and truck want to do the same thing, the truck can go at the same time as the yellow car. The rule is based on nautical rules of the road where you always yield to the vessel on your right if you are equal priority (priority based on type of vessel or activity - sailing ship, trawler, ect.).
In all cases, such as a roundabout, I tend to yield because few people know the rules about right of way. In physics, no two solid bodies can occupy the same space at the same time, therefore, I tend to drive defensively. It doesn't matter who was right or wrong if both vehicles collide and need emergency services.
Right-of-way is always given and never taken. Drive to arrive. Time is second to safety always. And I never brake on an interstate unless a collision is eminent. I use the engine to slow me down as I am sure you do also. Hope we never meet on the open roads but just wave as we pass. 😊
@tradde11 I have been driving for over 40 years now. Last few years I drive about one Earth's circumference every year. In last ~20 years I had a couple minor, not life-threatening accidents that were my fault. I can assure you that the exams I had to take to get my driver's license were much more difficult compared to what you have in the US. My guess is that ~30-40% of US drivers would not pass driver's exams in my country. You can read on the internet how much Americans are wining about getting driver's license in EU. I drive carefully, but do realize that driving is the most risky thing I do in my daily life and there is no guarantee that I will not die in a car accident. Many people do. About 100 a day in the US. Almost as many as from guns. And, no I do not stop when I have a green light, even though the guy on the street that I am crossing at 40 mph might be day dreaming or be drunk as hell. When you drive you assume certain risk. It is simply unavoidable.
@tradde11 nothing wrong with being cautious. What I am trying to say is that no matter how cautious you are you cannot eliminate 100% of the risk that is involved in driving. There are many situations on the road where you have to assume that other drivers react properly, like for instance that they notice the red light while you are driving perpendicular to their path at 40-50 mph.
@@pawelzielinski1398 bro why are you getting so heated? It’s common driving knowledge to drive like everyone else has no idea what they are doing. Don’t take anything for granted, always pay attention to the other cars on the road as some idiot may be on their phone and not notice the red light. Sure, you don’t need to be taking every precaution, just making sure you are prepared for whatever is thrown at you.
The rule rarely comes into play. Either because someone got there a little earlier, or someone THINKS they got there earlier, or if it's unclear then usually the most aggressive driver takes the intersection. Or the driver with right-of-way dithers and someone else goes. There's a very low probability that all 3 drivers know and respect the right-of-way.
Fascinating. I got the right answer though I didn't actually know the reasoning, just intuition I guess. I was probably taught this rule of the road way back when I got my license but in 23 years of driving in Alabama I've never once seen any intersection without either a light or a stop sign. Given how most people around here drive it's probably a safety thing lol.
This was a course I taught to get people ready to travel to America. My understanding was that any vehicle with a vehicle on its right must cede the right instantly if all three vehicles reach an unmarked four-way intersection at the same time, but I added another scenario: what if all four sections were entered simultaneously? The issue of travel direction, such as north, east, south, or west, then arises. One issue a driver had in America after getting into a similar circumstance was that it seemed like no one in America knew the law. The fact that one driver waved another through should have been enough to hold the civil driver partially liable.
Whoever got to the stop line first is first to go, regardless of if they are the car to the left or right. Right of way only applies for when vehicles arrive at the same time.
In Germany that is clear. The yellow car has no traffic on the right side and is allowed to go first. Then the blue car has no traffic on the right side and is allowed to drive second. Since the truck wants to turn, it has to wait anyway.
In US it's also clear... that you will get killed if you think it's that obvious. If you're the driver of the yellow car: slow down, and look if the driver of the blue car slows down at all. Try to see if that driver turns his/her head to the right. If neither of the two happen, slam the breaks, let the blue car pass. You avoided an accident. That's called "defensive driving""
The same rules in America but with the number of morons driving and licenses being passed out like candy to children it's not uncommon to see all 3 of those vehicles in the same space at the same time. In other words a big smoking pile of a Wreck because of the Me First syndrome. 68-year-old American Veteran here.
@@bkucinschi To the right has the right away.. Yellow Car has right away. *The question is* :: Which CAR Should PASS the Intersection FIRST? Not a defensive driving question.
@@michaelshada262 : America should ban automatic transmissions. At least when driving stick you cannot hold the phone and text. Also, letting kids drive at 16 is scary, at 17 they're alone on the road. My kid's car is scratched and dented everywhere from highschool parking.
@@bkucinschi Driving in Miami is like having a death wish, i used to tell people down there. You guys must have the friendliest people down here, they look at me strange because they know that just a pile of S. Then I say, if you drove like this in Ohio, people would shoot you. It is unbelievable what the let out in the traffic down there.
In Australia strangely enough, while driving on the left, we still observe the give way to the right rule so answer 1 here is the same. The blue car gives way to the right. The truck gives way both to the right and to oncoming traffic. We also have a terminating road rule for T junctions where we give way to both directions.
@@keithterry2169 I'm not Englishman but " Who has priority at unmarked crossroads? According to rule 146 of the Highway Code, nobody has priority at an unmarked crossroads. They advise that while driving on side roads and country lanes, road users should look out for unmarked junctions where nobody has priority."
In the UK all intersections have markings across the entrance to a main road. Those who have it are to give way. If the markings are left to right, then the blue car has right of way, then the yellow then the truck as it is passing across the path of an oncoming vehicle. It is simple. I used to live in the States and am amazed, after watching this video that I did not have an accident.
In Germany it's called "rechts vor links" which means if you pass a car and it's going to be on your right side you have to wait and let it pass. So first yellow then blue then truck.
I live in the US and have never even heard of an uncontrolled junction, let alone seen one. Reading a few comments I read that someone actually deals with this nightmare. Good luck and drive defensive!
Same here. In the mid-Atlantic region, I'm not aware of there being intersections like this example. I'm surprised by the other commenter. Perhaps they are supposed to assume all-way stops in housing sub-divisions.
@@Rocketboy991 never in my 45+ years of driving in Canada and the US have i ever come across a four way intersection with no stop sign on at least one of the roads
These are very common in Europe. You will find them all over. It is also about the first thing you learn in driving school. You yield for anybody coming from a road on the right - unless you are on a priority road (yellow diamond with white outline). Then again we have driving school that lasts for several months with many sections, both theoretical and practical. We even have to drive on icy roads and in darkness before we get our license. To final exam is two part - theoretical (about 50 questions) and practical where you drive around about 30 mins with a DMV "censor" sitting next to you.
I've been driving 54 years and I did select 1) as my answer having remembered this rule my whole driving history. I often drive onto a interstate entrance ramp which at the half way point merges with vehicles coming from another direction into one single lane with both lanes displaying yield signs so always being in the left lane I obey the yield sign and give the same time right lane vehicle the right of way.
not sure ive ever seen a yield sign going onto an interstate, im assuming you mean two lanes of traffic merging then entering interstate, should only be one yield sign if any. unless you are in california of course, then all rules of the road are open. i still remember the old rule or law there about entering traffic from a side street or parking lot, count 5 cars going by then hit it you have the right of way
Even if the truck did have right of way, the driver would most likely yield to the other drivers so that he could make the wide turn without striking either vehicle.
This turned up on my feed. I'm in UK so I looked at the road to determine the answer and... too little information. In UK the minor road (one of them would be selected probably based on usage) would have a white line for the cars to stop at. So if we say the road across the screen is the minor there would be a line for the yellow car to stop at as would the truck. The blue car would keep going, the yellow would take precedence over the truck. In addition to the white line the minor road would have a sign on a post to 'Give Way' if the other road isn't very important, or 'Halt' if it was a major road. Based on the answers I am not surprised that the US has such a high number of road deaths.
@@hayloft3834 Yes, what I was describing was the situation in UK where the only time you give way to traffic on the right is at a roundabout - few of those in US. Even on country lanes the road marking will be there.
@@hayloft3834 There's no need to take that superior attitude. martinpook5707 was correctly describing the situation in the UK and you tried to hijack the thread. Start your own thread if you want to make a point about Australia.
Yes sir. Im confused now. Im from Malaysia and we drive on the left just like UK and Australia. My thinking is always give way to the vehicle on my right as my steering wheel is on the right. I thought US should be opposite... I was in the US for 2 weeks but didn't do any driving due to safety reason, although I posess international drivers licence.
According to rule 146 of the Highway Code, nobody has priority at an unmarked crossroads. They advise that while driving on side roads and country lanes, road users should look out for unmarked junctions where nobody has priority.(UK)
When all came at same time to intersection: Both Yellow and Blue can move ahead at same time, however with nice hand signaling (like thank you, or I'll go first type waving signs), one can let other go with a second or two gap other car can proceed. The vehicle to take left turn (in this case its Semi truck) must yield Stright passing traffic and can move last once both cars left. When all sides stop signs are there: vehicles should move in order of their arrival to respective stop signal. Usually In most cases vehicle to take left turn must exercise patience to yield oncoming traffic than others.
The fact that few people understand what Yield to the Right means, is the reason we have 4 stop signs at so many intersections. Which considering the way people drive around here, is not a bad idea.
The thought of this is wild to me. I don't live in a car-first country and even 10yos here know how yielding works and use traffic without issue or stop signs or lights.
Here's a better explanation with some common sense, a scientific approach, and part of New Jersey Statute rule that can back me up in some form... First, the common sense.... All vehicles, no matter what the scenario is, must yield to those on the left. Firstly, because the right side is the blindside. If Entering onto a highway ? All vehicles most often enter from the right side and must yield to vehicles already on the highway (on the left) UNIFORM means everything working in a similar fashion. What works in high-speed roads should follow down the line. Down to the stop. KISS. KEEPING IT SIMPLE & SMART!! Therefore, in this scenario, the vehicle furthest to the right should yield to the vehicles on the left when at a stop The truck goes first, then blue YELLOW LAST. Secondly, the truck turning can not possibly force the other vehicles to stop. The two vehicles that are NOT SIGNALING to turn will give the assumption or the impression of both vehicles going straight. The straight path is the right of way. And yielding the right of way means you give up, forfeit the right. Those vehicles moving forward in a straight path must yield to each other because Another situation to realize is...,both forward moving vehicles force each other to stop regardless, otherwise they will collide. Also, if the truck is SIGNALING a turn ....then the truck has begun to stop long before approaching the intersection. If we assume that the truck takes longer to stop because of the weight of the vehicle and cargo, then what if the truck has stopped first And is just watching to see what the other two cars are going to do? Whoever stops first goes first. The straight path is the right of way, and both vehicles going straight must yield the right of way. Therefore, it is evident that the two vehicles who have a straight path and have yielded to each other must also yield the right of way for the truck. New Jersey Statute 39:4-90 The driver having so yielded, and having given a signal when and as required by law, may make the left turn; and other vehicles approaching the intersection from the opposite direction shall yield to the driver making the left turn. Amended by L.1958, c. 114, p. 587, s. 1.
Missed the fact that this assumes all three stopped at the same moment as the first car to come to a stop has right of way no matter which position it is in. I typically slow down and roll longer to stop to allow other cats to stop first giving them the right of way and avoiding the whole mess as most people either do not know, want to take the right of way when they don’t have it or give it up when they shouldn’t. The secondary issue is that people who routinely use this type of intersection often are on autopilot and just blow through it south out any regard to other vehicles. Basically, use all you defensive driving skills at all times and evaluate the situation and how it is unfolding as even “being in the right” is no excuse for an expensive accident.
@@bome123 As far as I know, we don’t have intersections like this in the US unless it’s somewhere way out in the country. There is almost always either STOP signs or lights/signals. At a 4 way stop the first vehicle to stop goes first. When in doubt, I usually let the other person go.
@@UKnowBo this is an uncontrolled intersection. It was explicitly spelled out that there are no signs or lights of any kind. so timing is irrelevant. first car with no-one to their right goes first and so on. if there are 4 cars then someone has to give indication that they are not going. so the car to whose right they are goes, essentially counterclockwise. I too, have never seen an uncontrolled intersection here in the US. but in germany cities that is extremely common. So i have plenty of experience with that.
Well that first stop rule in USA is mad for me. In EU when you see car on right u simply give him the way, no matters who stopped first, for me it is way more complicated than analysing who has stopped first, well accualy the one who have evryone at left side simpy doesn't have to stop at all.
It is an uncontrolled intersection so theoretically none of the vehicles are coming to a stop. That is unless as the video stated another vehicle has priority.
If so,, you'd KNOW,, it depends on WHO came to a stop first,, if the truck did,, he has the right os way,, then the second car that stop'd and so on,,, THAT'S how they did it in the "olden days"
If im pulling up to a light around the same time as someone else. I usually just keep a slow roll till they stop n realize they stopped first just to avoid the difficulty but every once in a while you find that one special person that dont really have too much brain power
Most intersections in the US are controlled by either a traffic light or signs. When there is no control, I was taught to defer to whomever is on my right. With a four way intersection that has vehicles at three of the directions away from the intersection, which ever is the unoccupied side lets us determine which should go first. It should always be directly to the left of the unoccupied side.
It's an uncontrolled intersection. Yield to the vehicle on the right... in this case it should go, yellow, blue, then truck... Assuming they all got there at same time..
Thing is, no such stop would exist without at least a sign. Without a sign, traffic knows to just drive straight through. If both adjacent roadways have no sign, traffic wouldn't instinctively come to a stop at the intersection in the first place.
@Shin FTW It is an uncontrolled intersection.. Rural areas are full of them, most are gravel roads, but an uncontrolled intersection is a uncontrolled intersection...
no, he's wrong. the biggest vehicle always goes first. you don't want a crazy trucker running you over because he just found out none of his kids are his.
@@Amygondor No , YOU are wrong. When it comes to determining who has the right of way when all vehicles reach an intersection at the same time it's whoever is on the right hand side and I pick number 1 because the yellow car has nobody to their right so they get to go first. It's not about which vehicle is bigger never have I seen that in the book, it's only if the vehicle is a police car, a firetruck, or an ambulance, etc. Besides, you didn't even pick an answer and type it in the comments anyways so stop trolling me👌
1. in germany this would be 1) yellow, blue, truck explanation, without any signs or signals the vehicle on the right hast right of way (its called right before left)
Since "Right First" applies to the countries that drive on the left of the road, I thought that in the countries that drive on the right of the road it would be the opposite.
@@uliwehner from what I have read in the comments section, it seems that bright first is universal. But it’s strange, because that will conflict with roundabout where you need to give way to vehicles in the roundabout which is from the left.
@@DosAussieThai well, roundabout are different. If you let everybody into a roundabout you have a high risk of a deadlock. So you want to make sure that people on the roundabout can leave it.
I've never seen an "uncontrolled" intersection like this, from Maine to Florida. Usually there are lights or stop signs. Some states have different rules to do with who yield to who.
Awesome! I recently moved to New Hampshire from New York City. And I spent most of my 42 years of adult driving time in England! In NH, I now see a lot of uncontrolled junctions. I wondered about the solution to this exact problem. There are not many (any?) uncontrolled junctions in NYC. Also, unlike NYC, I also see vehicles here make a right on a red, provided it's safe. I will be looking out for more tests!
The basic rule for an uncontrolled intersection is the same as a 4 way stop. That said even in the rural Midwest there are very few uncontrolled intersections anymore.
I live in NH, and in my area there is always a stop sign, blinking yellow light or yield sign. I have never seen a truly uncontrolled intersection like this. And yes, it is legal to make a right turn on a red light, after a full stop, as long as there are no signs saying otherwise at the intersection and there is no "walk" signal blinking.
I guest it right! Do you know how long it’s been since I first studied the book and got my first license at the age of 16. I’m now in my late 60’s and this stayed with me all those years. 🇺🇸
I'm late 60's too and knew this as well and how to use a traffic circle too! I don't think they require any training or knowledge of traffic rules to get a license anymore, just give them the money.
Whoever gets to the intersection 1st has the right of way. On a tie,The yellow car is to the right and should go 1st,but some people do not know the driving rules and jump ahead in their turn,so be careful when crossing.
If if it an intersection yes it who ever stop but if it a street light then yellow ha right of way in this case if red has a solid green. And is making a right turn if red has a arrow green light turn then yellow has to wait for the light to change green before going straight This video makes no sense because the video doesn’t depict streetlight nor stop signs
I pay attention to who's wheels stop first. Because their some drivers that drive supper slow and others slightly faster. Example, the first car kinda got their first, but the tires didn't completely stop before the other driver. Who goes first?
In NSW, Australia; there are markings that give one road in a (no traffic light) intersection priority over the other. Really good system. 1. Going straight along major road 2. Short turn from major road 3. Long turn from major road 4. Same hierarchy but for cars in minor road. Short turn is left turn in AU/UK, but right turn in most of the world.
"But right in most of the world"? Not at all. Most countries have the left as the short turn. Only a handful (3 IIRC) have right as the short turn. Unfortunately USA is one of the three, which has the most soft power.
Add a detail; short turn is when you don't cross the opposing lane (right in US, left in UK & Japan), long is when you do cross it (left in US, right in UK & Japan)?
In the UK, crossroads like this are thin on the ground. Because of this problem they have generally been painted so that one direction must stop or yield, or a mini-roundabout has been added, or have been rebuilt as 'staggered junctions' by shifting the two side roads so that you cannot drive straight across.
And this is so universal that after 50 years of driving I don't know what our rules are in the above situation. I'm guessing that since we always give way to the right on roundabouts then it's the same here but I don't actually remember this from the Highway Code.
Don't know if this is just a Dutch version. But there's a 'traffic paradox' which is pretty similar to this problem; truck and yellow car switch wishes; so yellow car wants to turn left, truck wants to go straight. Now the following happens; 1 Red truck must yield for blue car because blue car is on the right of red truck. 2 Blue must let yellow car pass first for the same reason. 3 BUT, this is where the paradox comes in, yellow car must let red truck pass first because "yield for traffic that goes straight ahead on the same road" with the yellow car turning left and the red truck going straight ahead, the yellow car must yield to the truck. 4 But the truck must yield to red car. See 1. We have a paradox. This is solved by common agreement. Reminder I'm talking about a different scenario than the one in the video. In my scenario, the red truck wants to go straight ahead and the yellow car wants to turn left.
The French had this Prioritie a Droit rule until the mid 1980's (approx) even on major road/minor road intersections. They realised it was a killer, literally, and started marking all of the road junctions with 'Ceder de Passage' signs as appropriate. In the UK an unmarked junction is a rarity, we also use a lot of mini roundabouts which clarifies the who has priority question .
@@grayhand860 In the UK the markings in the centre of the road have specific meanings depending on road width, and potential hazards. No markings indicates a narrow road. It's all in the highway code. As for road names let the Satnav be your guide.
I'm 42, took driver's training at 16, and I've never heard of this rule before. I was taught at a 4 way stop whoever comes to a stop first goes first, then whoever is going straight, then turning right, and then turning left. I was also never taught about roundabouts and the first time I encountered one I almost caused an accident. Either this rule came into effect after I went through driver's training or my class just sucked.
Yes, it is true, first to the intersection goes first, regardless of where other traffic is, left or right. The assumption being made here beyond the presence or lack of traffic control devices is two or more vehicles arriving at the same time. Then the basic “Yielding the Right-of-way” takes precedence.
What I thought was correct, I'm Australian so we drive on the CORRECT side of the ride 😏 and as a general rule I was taught when learning, at roundabouts & intersections etc. to give way to your right. Looking at the thumbnail, I could see the traffic was driving on the **wrong** side of the road so using some logic, the solution would be the opposite. Like mentioned in other comments, sometimes you can't trust that the other drivers have this knowledge, which drives me mad.
I am Italian and I’ve been living in Southern California for almost 5 years. In Europe we have same rule The car on the right lane pass always first as you told but here in San Diego the first, the second and then the third start exactly as they arrived , first , second then third and it just doesn’t matter the rule. Weird but true.
As someone from the UK, I'm surprized that there are no stop signs or lines on 2 of the junctions that would give the obvious answer as to which vehicle has priority. My answer would be blue, yellow then truck as it seems most logical. Blue straight on, followed by yellow car straight on leaving the truck plenty of room to manoeuver
As a person from the UK I didn't think a signless intersection like this existed, so I thought it was a trick question. Now I've heard the answer I know that this is just a crappier version of a roundabout it seems, as you have to yield to traffic entering the roundabout
The rule of right goes first makes sense, because it is quicker for the vehicle on the right to clear the vehicle on the left than it is for the vehicle on the left to clear the vehicle on the right
Where I live the rule seems to be whoever gets there first goes first, in order. So generally I slow down to a crawl while approaching the line, then come to a dead stop at the line giving enough time for everyone else to go and assert that my turn is next if there are any cars approaching/waiting. Its probably wrong, but it works perfectly fine 9/10 times because everyone here seems to be on the same page with that idea.
When I was in high school, we had driver's education. We did one semester of in-class instruction and a semester of actual driving with an instructor. And guess what, it didn't cost our parents a dime. I carried a CDL for twenty years. I drove a school bus. I know the importance of safety. It isn't what you know it's what the other drivers know. I look at the drivers in their cars and asses their ability to drive correctly. Are they paying attention, eating, smacking the kids, playing with their phones, or do they have their dogs in their lap, etc. NEVER ASSUME THE RIGHT OF WAY.
This situation like all situations can only be determined by the best & most powerful people. The intersection hand wave guy. He comes into are lives & takes complete control knowing exactly whos turn it is as he glances your way with a slight wave of the hand you can now proceed & thus begin your new true path to enlightenment. Some say you never see the same intersection hand wave guy twice some say its one man on a mission to wave mankind threw the intersections of are lives on the road to a better tomorrow. Thx intersection hand wave guy, I trust in you good sir.
Nice I got it - now to actually remember things when on the road lol. The right of way is something I need to get better with memorizing but fortunately if they’re still doing the same courses at my local DMV, there’s not that many complex intersections.
Been driving for 56 years and have never seen an " uncontrolled " intersection. Come to think of it even controlled intersections are uncontrolled these days.
I like when the intersection would be open but the person waits for you to drive 3 blocks to get to the intersection. Then when you come to the intersection stop and wait and the dude acts like he is waiting for you only to pull out the second you do.
The reason for this rule is that you can see better to your right than your left. To your right you have the passenger’s side of the windshield. To your left you have the edge of the windshield, which blocks a ton of sight. So you should pay attention to what it’s easy for you to see, and trust others are doing the same.
Who arrived and hopefully STOPPED at the Uncontrolled Intersection First? That One would have the Right of Way. If 2 or more arrived at the Same Time, then the One on the Right would have the Right of Way A Complete Stop seems to be Rare these Days
Every state posts the driving rules on their ministry of transport web site. It is critical that anyone using the roadways, inform themselves of the rules and etiquette of the district.
This seems so clear on paper, but I was in a need to resolve it during my driving test xD -- I was basically the blue car, I slowed down to process the info (I was so nervous, I had idea who should go first, I just wish others to go no matter what xD), then the yellow car slowed down and even almost stopped too! xD The car on my right (red truck) stopped too xD It was so awkward and I started slowly moving forward because I thought "others must be right, if they wait for me, then I should go!", then the instructor hit the brake for me and said "are you sure?" -- and I failed the test btw xD xD This is just one of the worst situation people can encounter during the test IMO, especially considering others can also make mistakes xD
Some people might think why use "right hand rule"? Think of it this way. If all three vehicles slowly drive into the intersection at the same speed, their path will be blocked by the other vehicles except the yellow car. So only the yellow car can proceed anyways. So yellow first. The blue car would be blocking the truck so it would proceed next. Last would be the truck.
Personally in practice the order of who goes first depends on which vehicle i'm driving. Mine will always go last as i fully expect the other drivers to be ignorant and distracted.
Where I live, the rule is, when the traffic lighta are out, we treat it as a 4 way stop and the person on the right goes first, so I got this right off. Good to know but not everybody knows this, which can create confusion on the road, sometimes, I guess.
Car on the right goes first, Yellow. The truck follows into the intersection and turns left since the direction is established. Then the Blue car goes since he has been stopped from cross traffic.
The vehicle turning always yields to one going straight unless a traffic controller indicates they are the one to proceed. Right of way applies to the vehicle who doesn't need to cross a lane to proceed. Many US states have a right on red policy which means you treat the light like a stop sign and only turn when it is safe to do so to the right directional side.
Number 1. The "Right Of Way Rule" applies to all three vehicles. Yellow is to the right of blue and blue is to the right of the truck. This rule is very important for unmarked intersections as displayed in this model.
I'm sorry but i'm confused. The video says yellow first and you say yellow first too because of the blue one being to it's right but isn't that the left from the yellow cars side?
@@flamestar557 What's so hard to understand about that? The red one wants to turn, so it is already out of the right of way. The yellow one is to the right of the blue one, so the yellow one has priority. After that, the blue one has priority over the turning vehicle. Simple, isn't it?
Yellow because the truck is turning to left
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@@Steeler-wg5zo 💯
Most people can’t remember who the President is. Better put lights at this intersection or expect several wrecks per yr.
We all know Elon Musk is the president... Duh 🤦
Soros György van President
No one wants to remember the president 😂
The President doesn’t know he’s the President.
😂😂😂Agreed
I go by my own rule... 'When in doubt, wait it out'😄
the truck goes first because it's the biggest. then the cars can safely sort themselves out without being scared of being run over and dragged for an entire kilometer just because the trucker just found out none of his kids are his.
@@Amygondor that's not how it is doesn't matter if it's a truck and bigger one the car in yellow should go first and then blue one and then truck no matter what because if there is no signs and no traffic lights you always follow the rule of "the car on the right is always first" in this case the yellow car is on the right of the blue car and the blue car is on the right for the truck therefore yellow blue and last truck
@@supernoob1894 I don't think you understood the comment
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@@supernoob1894 with that logic, you still get run over by the truck if the trucker just happened to find out none of his kids are his. let the big guy go through the intersection first just in case, then sort the right of way among equally-sized vehicles.
Speaking as the pedestrian in this scenario: there is no way to predict what any of the vehicles will choose to do or when they'll change their minds. Wait for all three to get out, even if they've stopped. And consider moving away from the intersection before crossing to reduce the number of directions a car might approach from.
I've been driving for 57 years and dozens of states. I have never come across a 4-way intersection with zero lanes of control.
These really exist. I’ve seen them in two states, but they aren’t common. Fun fact, these same rules apply at an intersection where every road entering has a stop sign.
Never heard of it either, 25 years driving
The maker of this video is an idiot out of Country foreigner don't listen. The correct answer is the truck goes christ and I'll tell you the empty lane Should be considered that it has been empty prior to any of the vehicles arriving, The empty lane comes first and therefore Into the right of the empty lane, the truck is at the right And therefore that truck goes first
You need to travel more...have you been to Africa?
Uncontrolled like this is just a 4 way stop sign, or when the traffic lights are out in a controlled intersection.
The only problem I have with that is the problem that I have ALWAYS had with uncontrolled intersections. Even though I know exactly what I'm supposed to do, and I passed the driving test, I still have to rely on the other two drivers also knowing what they are supposed to do. I have to put my safety in the hands of others and trust that they will follow the rules. Given the number of morons driving on the roads today I'm not confident that I'd make it through the intersection without loss of property or life.
Exactly, you nailed it; this is the major problem we face inspite of how much safe we drive and follow the strict rules but we can't guarantee of others.
Amen to that. I always wave the other drivers on. No way I'm risking my life on the competence of other drivers.
That's why you let off the brake and slowly inch into the intersection to signal that you are going. If anyone else does the same thing, you can brake before hitting them and they should brake too. Since you aren't going very fast, there won't be much damage if they hit you and if they do, they're paying for the collision.
If there is a stalemate, just wave the other cars through. 99.99% of the time, this situation is just a waste of time, not a threat to your life or property.
Richard Mace : what you have mentioned is the main reason I gave up driving as soon as I retired. Never had a serious accident through out my many years driving all kind of vehicles, but now I'm too old and impatient with people who think that driving is a human right and not a privilege.
@@texasflood1295 No thanks.
Too many idiots out there. You may not be one of them but I have no way of knowing that.
I've almost been hit twice in the past month while walking in a crosswalk in broad daylight because people didn't feel like yielding properly. Hard pass.
My dad taught me "The one on the RIGHT of you goes first". So this was easy. Been driving 57 years and I still have to wave at drivers to my right to go. To make it easy for them, I try to allow the car approaching on the right to reach the intersection first, so they can guess that they should proceed before me. It is still a chore as most drivers seem to be unaware of this test. The 'roundabouts' seem to help a little, so maybe there is hope.
How does that work though if there are 4 cars? Everyone is at the right of each other.
@@tinytownsoftware3837 Assuming the possibility that ALL 4 cars arrive at the exact same time, I would think that hand signals would be required as they each proceed with extreme caution. Otherwise, the car that arrives LAST means that the car to their LEFT would be the first to go. Often times if cars are going straight, the first one and the third one go at the same time since they are going thru the intersection at the same time in opposite directions. Just what I would expect, but use your own judgement.
Do they not teach this everywhere in the world? Here in Europe it's the most common basic thing to learn. I still don't trust others and approach cautiously though.
Sadly enough owning the driver's license is not viewed as a privilegy, but as a right instead. Lot of people just don't have the skill and judgment to be a driver, but they are...
@@tinytownsoftware3837 "JustTheTruth" has answered correctly, HOWEVER, the chances of ALL 4 cars arriving at the same time are indeed remote. So, WHO arrive first has the "right' to proceed first ....but yet AGAIN ....EVERY RULE is subject to EVERYONE FOLLOWING THE RULES ....and herein lies the problem ....."LOGICAL THINKING AND COMMON SENSE" are of no interest to many drivers ....as such ....YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DRIVE DEFENSIVELY.
Apart from the rule of yielding to the driver on the right, there is another rule that is in play here and that is "ownership of the lane". Both cars have "ownership of the lane" because they are going straight through.
Because the truck is turning, the truck "DOES NOT HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THE LANE" because it is going to leave it's lane and "CROSS" the yellow car's lane in order to turn, hence the yellow car "has ownership of the lane" and "right-of-way" of this lane. This rule does not come into play in this one example, but it does reinforce what the truck must do, in the event the blue car is not there.
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I am 53 years old so I have been driving here in the US for almost 38 years. While I have heard the phrase "right of way" I just thought that meant who had the "right" legally to go. I have never heard about the car on the right having the "right of way" (maybe I learned it but forgot). But I also am not sure how many times I have ever come across an intersection with no controls such as signs or lights either.
When four vehicles all arrive at the same time, the vehicle with the most front end damage always has the right of way as I see it.
It's clear here in Hungary. Simple "right-hand rule". The one to my right has the right, and the one who goes straight has the advantage over the one who turns.That's why:the yellow car is on the right, and it's going straight, it's going first. The blue car is to the right of the truck, it is also going straight, and finally the truck, who has been on the "left"side throughout the entire lineup,plus turns, starts last.
The rule is even easier to understand if you look at the truck turning left. After half of the turn, the yellow car will be on the right hand side, therefore has priority.
@@Corksy if it was just the yellow car and the truck, then we have the rule: go straight, turn right, turn left. So, if there is no other way to decide, then this is the order, from the point of view of giving priority. First, the right hand rule lives, second, the rule of the turn order.
@@orsolyakolozsne5008 In that case it's even easier, once the truck have made his turn he will have yellow on the right, and have to yield.
Exactly
sush, this are americans, they dont even know how to do roundabouts theres a video on youtube of them going on the wrong way some even go trough the roundabout, 🤣
1, it's one of the first things you learn even before being allowed to drive on your own. It's also the one most drivers ignore and leads to many avoidable accidents.
Drivers of US today is even competing with pedestrians on the right crossing the street on crosswalk with traffic light for pedestrians on, not to mention this right law.
Honestly, I've never seen or heard of an intersection without at least a stop sign on 2 of the 4 streets. 🤷♀
I thought it was common knowledge that in the U.S, the car to your right goes first if you both arrive at the intersection at the same time.
I thought so, If you are on the blue car and on your right side yellow car is not around, you may pass first
Such rules apply at 4-way stops in some States, but not in all States. At controlled intersections, different rules may apply. In some States, at controlled intersections, the first to arrive gets priority. In other States, a car on the right may get priority even if it does not arrive first.
In my country 🇿🇦 the car on your right has right of way....so yellow, blue then truck.....
It is common knowledge. Right of way is whoever is on the right gets to go. This is the most common accident foreigners cause.
I have no problem admitting I was never taught this and it wasn't on my drivers test 20 years ago so this is the first time I've ever heard that. I never had to take drivers ed and I feel like I missed out on learning some important things. Most people don't get to the light at the exact same moment so I just wait until everyone that was (or may have) been there noticeably first. I've never had any issues with it. But it's good to learn the right way.
In germany, if no signs are there, is easy: Yellow first, since he has no car on its right and in germany its right befor left. So the blue car has to let the yellow go first and since the truck would pass the yellow cars way, the truck also has to wait. Then the blue car is on the right of the truck means the truck has to let the blue car go and then goes the truck as the last one.
Luckily, where I live there seems to be a light or stop sign on pretty much every intersection. While I've always followed the "driver on the right has the right of way" rule, I also always start crossing the intersection slowly if I have the right of way, just to make sure the other drivers passed their driver tests as well 😁
Similar in the UK...every such junction has at least one of the roads at any junction has a minimum of "Stop" or "Give Way" signs and road markings.
The set-up in the video is asking for collisions to happen...this would not happen in the UK.
@@AtomicExtremophile Nor anywhere in the USA that I'm aware of. That type of intersection is typically a 4 way stop sign or a 2 way stop sign.
@@AtomicExtremophile Like Percy said, I have never seen a 4 way intersection without signs but I've only driven up and down the east coast.
Good grief
The defensive driving answer differs from the textbook answer. Slowly start with the correct approach, but be ready to yield to others following the incorrect approach.
In Norway this is clear, You have to yield to the car on the right, so the yellow go first, then the Blue and lastly the big rig.
Agreed…same all over the world….with some exclusions…😂😂😂
Det e helt korrekt 😉👍🏼
Jeg er sjøfor i Norge så jeg vet at no.1 er riktig svar.
Just follow the right hand drive rules and we are going home peacefully❄🇳🇴🇵🇭
@@elenasreide9529 Opravit, dobrý 😉👍🏼
But for some reason our neighbours seams to forget everything the same instant they cross the border... Or even tries to look it up.
Sheers from sweden. 🍻
Yeah and when I get to an intersection and wait for the driver on the right to go and they NEVER GO! so when I wait for left to see if they will go, they don’t go. I wait until the right goes but they won’t. So when I go everyone starts driving at the exact time I start driving 🤦♀️
lol😀
Reason for the right rule is because the rightmost car clears the intersection the fastest. Yellow car moves 1/2 way cross then the Blue can start. If the blue starts it must cross two lanes before yellow can go. Left turns always have the last right of way. That is how it should be, in practice another story.
Perfect indication you
Are being impatient.
Saying they never
Go but you end up
Going at the same time.
Once everyone is totally stopped that prettymuch takes safety out of the equation. Two vehicles starting from a dead stop are unlikely to actually hit each other. If the right of way car does not go, then I will. But carefully and ready to pounce on the brakes if necessary. If that makes me impatient, so be it.
@@alb12345672 It doesn't really matter which car is turning left. If the yellow car was turning left, it would still go first. The only difference is if the yellow car and truck want to do the same thing, the truck can go at the same time as the yellow car.
The rule is based on nautical rules of the road where you always yield to the vessel on your right if you are equal priority (priority based on type of vessel or activity - sailing ship, trawler, ect.).
Was waiting for the cars to show us a moving example at the end😂
In all cases, such as a roundabout, I tend to yield because few people know the rules about right of way. In physics, no two solid bodies can occupy the same space at the same time, therefore, I tend to drive defensively. It doesn't matter who was right or wrong if both vehicles collide and need emergency services.
Right-of-way is always given and never taken. Drive to arrive. Time is second to safety always. And I never brake on an interstate unless a collision is eminent. I use the engine to slow me down as I am sure you do also.
Hope we never meet on the open roads but just wave as we pass. 😊
@tradde11 So you stop at every single intersection? Even if you have a green light?
How long is your commute?
@tradde11 I have been driving for over 40 years now. Last few years I drive about one Earth's circumference every year. In last ~20 years I had a couple minor, not life-threatening accidents that were my fault.
I can assure you that the exams I had to take to get my driver's license were much more difficult compared to what you have in the US. My guess is that ~30-40% of US drivers would not pass driver's exams in my country. You can read on the internet how much Americans are wining about getting driver's license in EU.
I drive carefully, but do realize that driving is the most risky thing I do in my daily life and there is no guarantee that I will not die in a car accident. Many people do. About 100 a day in the US. Almost as many as from guns.
And, no I do not stop when I have a green light, even though the guy on the street that I am crossing at 40 mph might be day dreaming or be drunk as hell.
When you drive you assume certain risk.
It is simply unavoidable.
@tradde11 nothing wrong with being cautious. What I am trying to say is that no matter how cautious you are you cannot eliminate 100% of the risk that is involved in driving. There are many situations on the road where you have to assume that other drivers react properly, like for instance that they notice the red light while you are driving perpendicular to their path at 40-50 mph.
@@pawelzielinski1398 bro why are you getting so heated? It’s common driving knowledge to drive like everyone else has no idea what they are doing. Don’t take anything for granted, always pay attention to the other cars on the road as some idiot may be on their phone and not notice the red light. Sure, you don’t need to be taking every precaution, just making sure you are prepared for whatever is thrown at you.
The rule rarely comes into play. Either because someone got there a little earlier, or someone THINKS they got there earlier, or if it's unclear then usually the most aggressive driver takes the intersection. Or the driver with right-of-way dithers and someone else goes. There's a very low probability that all 3 drivers know and respect the right-of-way.
Fascinating. I got the right answer though I didn't actually know the reasoning, just intuition I guess. I was probably taught this rule of the road way back when I got my license but in 23 years of driving in Alabama I've never once seen any intersection without either a light or a stop sign. Given how most people around here drive it's probably a safety thing lol.
Same, 20+ years driving in Georgia and have yet to come across unregulated intersection 🤔
I live in Alabama too and it has been hard teaching my teen son the nuances of driving for ruls that are not spelled out.
This was a course I taught to get people ready to travel to America. My understanding was that any vehicle with a vehicle on its right must cede the right instantly if all three vehicles reach an unmarked four-way intersection at the same time, but I added another scenario: what if all four sections were entered simultaneously? The issue of travel direction, such as north, east, south, or west, then arises. One issue a driver had in America after getting into a similar circumstance was that it seemed like no one in America knew the law. The fact that one driver waved another through should have been enough to hold the civil driver partially liable.
Whoever got to the stop line first is first to go, regardless of if they are the car to the left or right. Right of way only applies for when vehicles arrive at the same time.
In Germany that is clear.
The yellow car has no traffic on the right side and is allowed to go first.
Then the blue car has no traffic on the right side and is allowed to drive second.
Since the truck wants to turn, it has to wait anyway.
In US it's also clear... that you will get killed if you think it's that obvious. If you're the driver of the yellow car: slow down, and look if the driver of the blue car slows down at all. Try to see if that driver turns his/her head to the right. If neither of the two happen, slam the breaks, let the blue car pass. You avoided an accident. That's called "defensive driving""
The same rules in America but with the number of morons driving and licenses being passed out like candy to children it's not uncommon to see all 3 of those vehicles in the same space at the same time.
In other words a big smoking pile of a Wreck because of the Me First syndrome.
68-year-old American Veteran here.
@@bkucinschi To the right has the right away.. Yellow Car has right away.
*The question is* :: Which CAR Should PASS the Intersection FIRST?
Not a defensive driving question.
@@michaelshada262 : America should ban automatic transmissions. At least when driving stick you cannot hold the phone and text.
Also, letting kids drive at 16 is scary, at 17 they're alone on the road. My kid's car is scratched and dented everywhere from highschool parking.
@@bkucinschi Driving in Miami is like having a death wish, i used to tell people down there. You guys must have the friendliest people down here, they look at me strange because they know that just a pile of S. Then I say, if you drove like this in Ohio, people would shoot you. It is unbelievable what the let out in the traffic down there.
In New Jersey: Yellow car gets totaled by blue car & truck flooring it …
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I saw that in my mind play out lol, I think I'll stay home
In Australia strangely enough, while driving on the left, we still observe the give way to the right rule so answer 1 here is the same. The blue car gives way to the right. The truck gives way both to the right and to oncoming traffic. We also have a terminating road rule for T junctions where we give way to both directions.
Same here in New Zealand.
@@richardvoogd705 -- and here in the UK.
@@keithterry2169 I'm not Englishman but " Who has priority at unmarked crossroads? According to rule 146 of the Highway Code, nobody has priority at an unmarked crossroads. They advise that while driving on side roads and country lanes, road users should look out for unmarked junctions where nobody has priority."
@@Wódz__Wielki__NiepokójThats an unmarked intersection so vehicle on the right has priority here in Australia
In the UK all intersections have markings across the entrance to a main road. Those who have it are to give way. If the markings are left to right, then the blue car has right of way, then the yellow then the truck as it is passing across the path of an oncoming vehicle. It is simple. I used to live in the States and am amazed, after watching this video that I did not have an accident.
In Germany it's called "rechts vor links" which means if you pass a car and it's going to be on your right side you have to wait and let it pass. So first yellow then blue then truck.
this why! the yellow wait for the blue!! and the red, so first the blue, after the red and third the yellow!!
I live in the US and have never even heard of an uncontrolled junction, let alone seen one. Reading a few comments I read that someone actually deals with this nightmare. Good luck and drive defensive!
Same here. In the mid-Atlantic region, I'm not aware of there being intersections like this example. I'm surprised by the other commenter. Perhaps they are supposed to assume all-way stops in housing sub-divisions.
my thoughts exactly every intersection in Canada has at least one direction controlled by a stop sign
Nobody has a stop sign? Looks like an accident waiting to happen.
@@Rocketboy991 never in my 45+ years of driving in Canada and the US have i ever come across a four way intersection with no stop sign on at least one of the roads
These are very common in Europe. You will find them all over.
It is also about the first thing you learn in driving school. You yield for anybody coming from a road on the right - unless you are on a priority road (yellow diamond with white outline).
Then again we have driving school that lasts for several months with many sections, both theoretical and practical. We even have to drive on icy roads and in darkness before we get our license. To final exam is two part - theoretical (about 50 questions) and practical where you drive around about 30 mins with a DMV "censor" sitting next to you.
I've been driving 54 years and I did select 1) as my answer having remembered this rule my whole driving history. I often drive onto a interstate entrance ramp which at the half way point merges with vehicles coming from another direction into one single lane with both lanes displaying yield signs so always being in the left lane I obey the yield sign and give the same time right lane vehicle the right of way.
Should it be yellow first because if it a solid green and you make a turn in this case red you have to yield for the car going straight
So you're a bad driver
not sure ive ever seen a yield sign going onto an interstate, im assuming you mean two lanes of traffic merging then entering interstate, should only be one yield sign if any. unless you are in california of course, then all rules of the road are open. i still remember the old rule or law there about entering traffic from a side street or parking lot, count 5 cars going by then hit it you have the right of way
I never owned a car I don't drive but I knew it definitely was not the semi truck
If 3 cars stop at the same time, the biggest car go first 💀
Even if the truck did have right of way, the driver would most likely yield to the other drivers so that he could make the wide turn without striking either vehicle.
This turned up on my feed. I'm in UK so I looked at the road to determine the answer and... too little information. In UK the minor road (one of them would be selected probably based on usage) would have a white line for the cars to stop at. So if we say the road across the screen is the minor there would be a line for the yellow car to stop at as would the truck. The blue car would keep going, the yellow would take precedence over the truck. In addition to the white line the minor road would have a sign on a post to 'Give Way' if the other road isn't very important, or 'Halt' if it was a major road. Based on the answers I am not surprised that the US has such a high number of road deaths.
@@hayloft3834 Yes, what I was describing was the situation in UK where the only time you give way to traffic on the right is at a roundabout - few of those in US. Even on country lanes the road marking will be there.
@@hayloft3834 There's no need to take that superior attitude. martinpook5707 was correctly describing the situation in the UK and you tried to hijack the thread. Start your own thread if you want to make a point about Australia.
@@hayloft3834 No need to be rude. @Martin Pook was just explaining that there are no ‘uncontrolled’ junctions in UK.
Yes sir. Im confused now. Im from Malaysia and we drive on the left just like UK and Australia. My thinking is always give way to the vehicle on my right as my steering wheel is on the right. I thought US should be opposite... I was in the US for 2 weeks but didn't do any driving due to safety reason, although I posess international drivers licence.
According to rule 146 of the Highway Code, nobody has priority at an unmarked crossroads. They advise that while driving on side roads and country lanes, road users should look out for unmarked junctions where nobody has priority.(UK)
Remember the expression "the right of way" meaning the vehicle on the right goes first.
Never go to England please.
When all came at same time to intersection: Both Yellow and Blue can move ahead at same time, however with nice hand signaling (like thank you, or I'll go first type waving signs), one can let other go with a second or two gap other car can proceed. The vehicle to take left turn (in this case its Semi truck) must yield Stright passing traffic and can move last once both cars left.
When all sides stop signs are there: vehicles should move in order of their arrival to respective stop signal.
Usually In most cases vehicle to take left turn must exercise patience to yield oncoming traffic than others.
I love the way you encourage people to subscribe at the end. It worked on me because I don't want to ever get a ticket! 😂 great video!
The fact that few people understand what Yield to the Right means, is the reason we have 4 stop signs at so many intersections. Which considering the way people drive around here, is not a bad idea.
The thought of this is wild to me. I don't live in a car-first country and even 10yos here know how yielding works and use traffic without issue or stop signs or lights.
Here's a better explanation with some common sense, a scientific approach, and part of New Jersey Statute rule that can back me up in some form...
First, the common sense....
All vehicles, no matter what the scenario is, must yield to those on the left. Firstly, because the right side is the blindside. If Entering onto a highway ? All vehicles most often enter from the right side and must yield to vehicles already on the highway (on the left)
UNIFORM means everything working in a similar fashion. What works in high-speed roads should follow down the line. Down to the stop. KISS. KEEPING IT SIMPLE & SMART!!
Therefore, in this scenario, the vehicle furthest to the right should yield to the vehicles on the left when at a stop The truck goes first, then blue YELLOW LAST.
Secondly, the truck turning can not possibly force the other vehicles to stop. The two vehicles that are NOT SIGNALING to turn will give the assumption or the impression of both vehicles going straight.
The straight path is the right of way. And yielding the right of way means you give up, forfeit the right.
Those vehicles moving forward in a straight path must yield to each other because Another situation to realize is...,both forward moving vehicles force each other to stop regardless, otherwise they will collide.
Also, if the truck is SIGNALING a turn ....then the truck has begun to stop long before approaching the intersection.
If we assume that the truck takes longer to stop because of the weight of the vehicle and cargo, then what if the truck has stopped first And is just watching to see what the other two cars are going to do?
Whoever stops first goes first. The straight path is the right of way, and both vehicles going straight must yield the right of way.
Therefore, it is evident that the two vehicles who have a straight path and have yielded to each other must also yield the right of way for the truck.
New Jersey Statute 39:4-90
The driver having so yielded, and having given a signal when and as required by law, may make the left turn; and other vehicles approaching the intersection from the opposite direction shall yield to the driver making the left turn.
Amended by L.1958, c. 114, p. 587, s. 1.
Yellow ,blue then truck It’s always the vehicle on the right
In the Bahamas we drive to the left but the exact same principal applies with a mirror image of this four way stop.
easy tip: always protect your passenger side at any cost!
Missed the fact that this assumes all three stopped at the same moment as the first car to come to a stop has right of way no matter which position it is in.
I typically slow down and roll longer to stop to allow other cats to stop first giving them the right of way and avoiding the whole mess as most people either do not know, want to take the right of way when they don’t have it or give it up when they shouldn’t.
The secondary issue is that people who routinely use this type of intersection often are on autopilot and just blow through it south out any regard to other vehicles.
Basically, use all you defensive driving skills at all times and evaluate the situation and how it is unfolding as even “being in the right” is no excuse for an expensive accident.
I'm not from the USA so I don't know, but wasn't this only for 4-way stop signs?
@@bome123 As far as I know, we don’t have intersections like this in the US unless it’s somewhere way out in the country. There is almost always either STOP signs or lights/signals. At a 4 way stop the first vehicle to stop goes first. When in doubt, I usually let the other person go.
@@UKnowBo this is an uncontrolled intersection. It was explicitly spelled out that there are no signs or lights of any kind. so timing is irrelevant. first car with no-one to their right goes first and so on. if there are 4 cars then someone has to give indication that they are not going. so the car to whose right they are goes, essentially counterclockwise. I too, have never seen an uncontrolled intersection here in the US. but in germany cities that is extremely common. So i have plenty of experience with that.
Well that first stop rule in USA is mad for me. In EU when you see car on right u simply give him the way, no matters who stopped first, for me it is way more complicated than analysing who has stopped first, well accualy the one who have evryone at left side simpy doesn't have to stop at all.
It is an uncontrolled intersection so theoretically none of the vehicles are coming to a stop. That is unless as the video stated another vehicle has priority.
I got this right because I learned to drive back in the olden days when people actually followed rules of the road.
If so,, you'd KNOW,, it depends on WHO came to a stop first,, if the truck did,, he has the right os way,, then the second car that stop'd and so on,,, THAT'S how they did it in the "olden days"
If im pulling up to a light around the same time as someone else. I usually just keep a slow roll till they stop n realize they stopped first just to avoid the difficulty but every once in a while you find that one special person that dont really have too much brain power
Most intersections in the US are controlled by either a traffic light or signs. When there is no control, I was taught to defer to whomever is on my right. With a four way intersection that has vehicles at three of the directions away from the intersection, which ever is the unoccupied side lets us determine which should go first. It should always be directly to the left of the unoccupied side.
It's an uncontrolled intersection. Yield to the vehicle on the right... in this case it should go, yellow, blue, then truck... Assuming they all got there at same time..
I always defer to the guy that looks like they are not going to stop
Thing is, no such stop would exist without at least a sign. Without a sign, traffic knows to just drive straight through. If both adjacent roadways have no sign, traffic wouldn't instinctively come to a stop at the intersection in the first place.
@Shin FTW It is an uncontrolled intersection.. Rural areas are full of them, most are gravel roads, but an uncontrolled intersection is a uncontrolled intersection...
It's number 1 it took me a second to figure this out right when the video started, it's the rules of the road
no, he's wrong. the biggest vehicle always goes first. you don't want a crazy trucker running you over because he just found out none of his kids are his.
@@Amygondor No , YOU are wrong. When it comes to determining who has the right of way when all vehicles reach an intersection at the same time it's whoever is on the right hand side and I pick number 1 because the yellow car has nobody to their right so they get to go first. It's not about which vehicle is bigger never have I seen that in the book, it's only if the vehicle is a police car, a firetruck, or an ambulance, etc. Besides, you didn't even pick an answer and type it in the comments anyways so stop trolling me👌
1. in germany this would be 1) yellow, blue, truck
explanation, without any signs or signals the vehicle on the right hast right of way (its called right before left)
Since "Right First" applies to the countries that drive on the left of the road, I thought that in the countries that drive on the right of the road it would be the opposite.
@@DosAussieThai makes sense, but i do not know if that is a fact or not.
@@uliwehner from what I have read in the comments section, it seems that bright first is universal.
But it’s strange, because that will conflict with roundabout where you need to give way to vehicles in the roundabout which is from the left.
That is actually the correct answer for the states as well.
@@DosAussieThai well, roundabout are different. If you let everybody into a roundabout you have a high risk of a deadlock. So you want to make sure that people on the roundabout can leave it.
I've never seen an "uncontrolled" intersection like this, from Maine to Florida.
Usually there are lights or stop signs.
Some states have different rules to do with who yield to who.
Who yields to WHOM
@@ActuallyAwesomeName Oh no, another liberal who thinks that they have to correct everyone.
You don't have them in America?? In Finland these are very common.
Awesome! I recently moved to New Hampshire from New York City. And I spent most of my 42 years of adult driving time in England! In NH, I now see a lot of uncontrolled junctions. I wondered about the solution to this exact problem. There are not many (any?) uncontrolled junctions in NYC. Also, unlike NYC, I also see vehicles here make a right on a red, provided it's safe. I will be looking out for more tests!
in England nothing is right and a lot is left.
Wanted to say England don't drive on the right side of the road. only on the wrong, ... left
I thought only CA. had that law, OK to make a safe right turn on a red light...
The basic rule for an uncontrolled intersection is the same as a 4 way stop. That said even in the rural Midwest there are very few uncontrolled intersections anymore.
I live in NH, and in my area there is always a stop sign, blinking yellow light or yield sign. I have never seen a truly uncontrolled intersection like this. And yes, it is legal to make a right turn on a red light, after a full stop, as long as there are no signs saying otherwise at the intersection and there is no "walk" signal blinking.
@@letsdothis6274 Most places have it unless otherwise specified
Wow, I'm not a driver but guessed the correct answer! I based on the - "car that comes from the left must wait" rule.
I guest it right! Do you know how long it’s been since I first studied the book and got my first license at the age of 16. I’m now in my late 60’s and this stayed with me all those years. 🇺🇸
I'm late 60's too and knew this as well and how to use a traffic circle too! I don't think they require any training or knowledge of traffic rules to get a license anymore, just give them the money.
you had to "guess?" I'm 65 and I didn't need to guess
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Whoever gets to the intersection 1st has the right of way. On a tie,The yellow car is to the right and should go 1st,but some people do not know the driving rules and jump ahead in their turn,so be careful when crossing.
If if it an intersection yes it who ever stop but if it a street light then yellow ha right of way in this case if red has a solid green. And is making a right turn if red has a arrow green light turn then yellow has to wait for the light to change green before going straight This video makes no sense because the video doesn’t depict streetlight nor stop signs
I pay attention to who's wheels stop first. Because their some drivers that drive supper slow and others slightly faster. Example, the first car kinda got their first, but the tires didn't completely stop before the other driver. Who goes first?
This kind of intersection never needs to exist.
No doubt!
Come to Africa!
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In NSW, Australia; there are markings that give one road in a (no traffic light) intersection priority over the other. Really good system.
1. Going straight along major road
2. Short turn from major road
3. Long turn from major road
4. Same hierarchy but for cars in minor road.
Short turn is left turn in AU/UK, but right turn in most of the world.
not always. haven't you driven in a carpark?? There are actually uncontrolled intersections in NSW - mainly outback and carparks though.
@@zephyrmj Yeah. Experienced drivers wing it.
"But right in most of the world"? Not at all. Most countries have the left as the short turn. Only a handful (3 IIRC) have right as the short turn. Unfortunately USA is one of the three, which has the most soft power.
@@PristinePerceptions wrong, about 75% of the world drives on the right side of the road!
Add a detail;
short turn is when you don't cross the opposing lane (right in US, left in UK & Japan),
long is when you do cross it (left in US, right in UK & Japan)?
Normally the driver on the right of each vehicle has the right of way, but it also depends on who gets to the intersection first.
it goes by who gets there first and only goes by the vehicle on your right if you both arrived at the same time
In the UK, crossroads like this are thin on the ground. Because of this problem they have generally been painted so that one direction must stop or yield, or a mini-roundabout has been added, or have been rebuilt as 'staggered junctions' by shifting the two side roads so that you cannot drive straight across.
Well posted, couldn’t have put it better myself, I live in Uk too!
Yes, high risk junction just from lack of a bit of paint!
Some thought had been put into it. Not in usa
And this is so universal that after 50 years of driving I don't know what our rules are in the above situation. I'm guessing that since we always give way to the right on roundabouts then it's the same here but I don't actually remember this from the Highway Code.
@@karlabritfeld7104 it's useless, who would see that paint especially in UK during the rains at night?
Don't know if this is just a Dutch version. But there's a 'traffic paradox' which is pretty similar to this problem;
truck and yellow car switch wishes; so yellow car wants to turn left, truck wants to go straight.
Now the following happens;
1 Red truck must yield for blue car because blue car is on the right of red truck.
2 Blue must let yellow car pass first for the same reason.
3 BUT, this is where the paradox comes in, yellow car must let red truck pass first because "yield for traffic that goes straight ahead on the same road" with the yellow car turning left and the red truck going straight ahead, the yellow car must yield to the truck.
4 But the truck must yield to red car. See 1. We have a paradox.
This is solved by common agreement.
Reminder I'm talking about a different scenario than the one in the video. In my scenario, the red truck wants to go straight ahead and the yellow car wants to turn left.
The French had this Prioritie a Droit rule until the mid 1980's (approx) even on major road/minor road intersections. They realised it was a killer, literally, and started marking all of the road junctions with 'Ceder de Passage' signs as appropriate.
In the UK an unmarked junction is a rarity, we also use a lot of mini roundabouts which clarifies the who has priority question .
@@grayhand860 In the UK the markings in the centre of the road have specific meanings depending on road width, and potential hazards. No markings indicates a narrow road. It's all in the highway code.
As for road names let the Satnav be your guide.
Might I suggest you research the current Portuguese rule at roundabouts.
@@solentbum wesh au arrondissement c’est du n’importe quoi
@@MichaelTheophilus906 safer than this bs
You mean there are intersections somewhere that don't have stop or yield signs? That's insane.
I'm 42, took driver's training at 16, and I've never heard of this rule before. I was taught at a 4 way stop whoever comes to a stop first goes first, then whoever is going straight, then turning right, and then turning left. I was also never taught about roundabouts and the first time I encountered one I almost caused an accident. Either this rule came into effect after I went through driver's training or my class just sucked.
Yes, it is true, first to the intersection goes first, regardless of where other traffic is, left or right. The assumption being made here beyond the presence or lack of traffic control devices is two or more vehicles arriving at the same time. Then the basic “Yielding the Right-of-way” takes precedence.
Roundabouts are rare in much of the US, so it's not surprising that it wasn't covered. They're becoming more common over time though.
Not where I am. There are at least 13 in the city I live.
That is not what this situation applies too. It said they all arrived at the same time.
after reading the comments i would take a different route
😂😂😂
I got the right answer for the wrong reason. Truck should go last because it needs to longest build up time to get speed.
This is the first time I see an intersection with no traffic lights or stop signs. Without these two no one can figure out.
it's also considered that you need to retake a drivers test because it covers this
Iam indian.....and this situation truck driver is drunked so he go first😂
With malfunction brake
Yellow should go first
What I thought was correct, I'm Australian so we drive on the CORRECT side of the ride 😏 and as a general rule I was taught when learning, at roundabouts & intersections etc. to give way to your right. Looking at the thumbnail, I could see the traffic was driving on the **wrong** side of the road so using some logic, the solution would be the opposite.
Like mentioned in other comments, sometimes you can't trust that the other drivers have this knowledge, which drives me mad.
1 right before left and left turners always have to wait too
Very common in Belgium. Even side-streets in towns take priority if they are on the right.
I am Italian and I’ve been living in Southern California for almost 5 years. In Europe we have same rule The car on the right lane pass always first as you told but here in San Diego the first, the second and then the third start exactly as they arrived , first , second then third and it just doesn’t matter the rule. Weird but true.
Yeye. I got it right and lm an Aussie. Never been out of the country. 😂 Just thought it made sense.
Since the blue car is sitting a little closer to the intersection than the yellow, does that mean to indicate blue got there an instant earlier?
yay I got it right based on the rule he mentioned but it's the same rule we all should already know to get our driver license
You have described the rules for a four way or three way stop and unfortunately most people don't know the rule which you correctly identified
As someone from the UK, I'm surprized that there are no stop signs or lines on 2 of the junctions that would give the obvious answer as to which vehicle has priority.
My answer would be blue, yellow then truck as it seems most logical.
Blue straight on, followed by yellow car straight on leaving the truck plenty of room to manoeuver
In Quebec, the car on the right has priority.
So, here, yellow, blue, then the truck.
In every intersection, we should always give way to the car on our right side. This was easy.
I got this right! Too bad so many other current drivers don't...
I would call my state and local transportation department to add some stop signs.
As a person from the UK I didn't think a signless intersection like this existed, so I thought it was a trick question. Now I've heard the answer I know that this is just a crappier version of a roundabout it seems, as you have to yield to traffic entering the roundabout
The rule of right goes first makes sense, because it is quicker for the vehicle on the right to clear the vehicle on the left than it is for the vehicle on the left to clear the vehicle on the right
Where I live the rule seems to be whoever gets there first goes first, in order. So generally I slow down to a crawl while approaching the line, then come to a dead stop at the line giving enough time for everyone else to go and assert that my turn is next if there are any cars approaching/waiting. Its probably wrong, but it works perfectly fine 9/10 times because everyone here seems to be on the same page with that idea.
When I was in high school, we had driver's education. We did one semester of in-class instruction and a semester of actual driving with an instructor. And guess what, it didn't cost our parents a dime. I carried a CDL for twenty years. I drove a school bus. I know the importance of safety. It isn't what you know it's what the other drivers know. I look at the drivers in their cars and asses their ability to drive correctly. Are they paying attention, eating, smacking the kids, playing with their phones, or do they have their dogs in their lap, etc.
NEVER ASSUME THE RIGHT OF WAY.
This situation like all situations can only be determined by the best & most powerful people. The intersection hand wave guy. He comes into are lives & takes complete control knowing exactly whos turn it is as he glances your way with a slight wave of the hand you can now proceed & thus begin your new true path to enlightenment. Some say you never see the same intersection hand wave guy twice some say its one man on a mission to wave mankind threw the intersections of are lives on the road to a better tomorrow. Thx intersection hand wave guy, I trust in you good sir.
Yellow, blue, red!
Nice I got it - now to actually remember things when on the road lol. The right of way is something I need to get better with memorizing but fortunately if they’re still doing the same courses at my local DMV, there’s not that many complex intersections.
Been driving for 56 years and have never seen an " uncontrolled " intersection. Come to think of it even controlled intersections are uncontrolled these days.
Without seeing the video. Yellow, blue and red truck, more room for the truck
“We are two wild and crazy guys!”
I like when the intersection would be open but the person waits for you to drive 3 blocks to get to the intersection. Then when you come to the intersection stop and wait and the dude acts like he is waiting for you only to pull out the second you do.
The reason for this rule is that you can see better to your right than your left. To your right you have the passenger’s side of the windshield. To your left you have the edge of the windshield, which blocks a ton of sight. So you should pay attention to what it’s easy for you to see, and trust others are doing the same.
I have never seen this type of intersection! Usually, either there is ALL WAY STOP SIGN,
OR regular stop sign,
Proper road markings would help.Which is the main road?No lights,then consider a roundabout and only proceed when your way ic clear
Who arrived and hopefully STOPPED at the Uncontrolled Intersection First? That One would have the Right of Way.
If 2 or more arrived at the Same Time, then the One on the Right would have the Right of Way
A Complete Stop seems to be Rare these Days
same excercise with 4 cars is much better puzzle :)
Every state posts the driving rules on their ministry of transport web site.
It is critical that anyone using the roadways, inform themselves of the rules and etiquette of the district.
Thanks for the lesson now I know better.
This seems so clear on paper, but I was in a need to resolve it during my driving test xD -- I was basically the blue car, I slowed down to process the info (I was so nervous, I had idea who should go first, I just wish others to go no matter what xD), then the yellow car slowed down and even almost stopped too! xD The car on my right (red truck) stopped too xD It was so awkward and I started slowly moving forward because I thought "others must be right, if they wait for me, then I should go!", then the instructor hit the brake for me and said "are you sure?" -- and I failed the test btw xD xD
This is just one of the worst situation people can encounter during the test IMO, especially considering others can also make mistakes xD
Some people might think why use "right hand rule"?
Think of it this way. If all three vehicles slowly drive into the intersection at the same speed, their path will be blocked by the other vehicles except the yellow car. So only the yellow car can proceed anyways. So yellow first.
The blue car would be blocking the truck so it would proceed next. Last would be the truck.
I was taught the “whoever gets there first gets to go first” method when it comes to uncontrolled intersections
This question applies to uncontrolled and static stop sign intersections.
Personally in practice the order of who goes first depends on which vehicle i'm driving. Mine will always go last as i fully expect the other drivers to be ignorant and distracted.
Where I live, the rule is, when the traffic lighta are out, we treat it as a 4 way stop and the person on the right goes first, so I got this right off. Good to know but not everybody knows this, which can create confusion on the road, sometimes, I guess.
What do you do if you have 4 cars going straight?
Back up all the way to where you started from that day, sell your car and never drive again.
In DK we have the same rule, but it was a problem for many, so we havent many of these intersections anymore.
Car on the right goes first, Yellow. The truck follows into the intersection and turns left since the direction is established. Then the Blue car goes since he has been stopped from cross traffic.
I usually yield to the car on the right when we get there at the same time
The vehicle turning always yields to one going straight unless a traffic controller indicates they are the one to proceed. Right of way applies to the vehicle who doesn't need to cross a lane to proceed. Many US states have a right on red policy which means you treat the light like a stop sign and only turn when it is safe to do so to the right directional side.