>The only thing "right of way" is good for is for figuring out who pays in the event of an accident.
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>It's far more important to understand and respect the "right of weight".

hahaha - yeah so I take it you're not a big fan of 600lbs cars then? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Cars


>>As far as the rest of us plain ol' drivers go, yeah - it's up to the civility of the drivers as to who goes first. The 'defer to the person on your right' is merely tradition. But, as far as I know, if you get hit because you decided to go before the car that was crossing the intersection had cleared and you hit them, you'd probably get a ticket for 'not giving right of way'
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>>>One of the things the course points out is that there is no presumed right of way. That was news to me.
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>>>>Everybody stops, then proceeds when it is safe to do so in the order of arrival at the 4 way stop. In case of a tie, defer to the person on your right.
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>>>>Unless, of course, a police car, fire truck, ambulance (all with sirens and lights going) and a mail truck hit at the same time. It may have changed, but back in the day, the mail truck had the right of way.
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>>>>>In my defence - at least I wasn't texting at the time :-}
>>>>>I've done a lot of driving in the U.S. but never got the hang of 4-way stops.......
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>>>>>>Nick, it's great to see you are still among us!