If two vehicles arrive to a four-way stop at the same time:
- The vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right. ✓
- The vehicle on the right must yield to the vehicle on the left.
- Drivers must make hand motions to communicate with each other.
- One driver should proceed without stopping.
Answer: A. The vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right.
When two vehicles reach a four-way stop at about the same time, the vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says vehicles move through a four-way stop in the order they arrived. When vehicles arrive at approximately the same time, each driver must yield to the driver on their right. Another passage states the same rule more directly: the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. So the left-hand vehicle waits and the right-hand vehicle may go first.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The vehicle on the right must yield to the vehicle on the left. — This reverses the handbook rule; the vehicle on the right does not yield to the vehicle on the left in this situation.
- C. Drivers must make hand motions to communicate with each other. — The handbook does not require hand motions at a four-way stop; the rule depends on which side each vehicle is on.
- D. One driver should proceed without stopping. — A four-way stop requires every vehicle to stop, so one driver should not proceed without stopping.
Remember it
At a tie at a four-way stop, look right: if a car is on your right, let it go first.