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You have to wait until the intersection clears before taking off at a four way stop! (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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F***ing morons in the world! Everyone is so damn impatient that now when I am at at four way stop and turning and my ass end is still in the intersection the other car going straight already decides to take off instead of waiting a micro-second for the intersection to be clear. All sorts of scenarios can happen...a pedestrian could appear causing me to brake and then you would crash into the rear of my car. Stop being a moron and think! What the hell are you gonna' do when you get home a nano-second earlier?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This often stems from a general breakdown of the right-of-way rotation. At least in my city, if you don't move quickly, nobody is going to wait to see if you realize that it's your turn. They'll just skip you. You learn quickly that if you don't at least start rolling as your predecessor clears, you end up waiting for an extra rotation at every intersection.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I was taught something along these lines. If they hesitate, just go. People who hesitate will keep hesitating most of the time and you end up in that "you go, no you go, ok I'll go, no you go..." stalemate and much more time is wasted. If you start to go and they do too, but then they hesitate and stop, just continue going if it's safe. You'll clear the intersection while they continue to be unsure and you solve the problem immediately. Obviously keep an eye out and be prepared, but 99% of the time it works just fine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'm not knocking the strategy. It really just depends on the driving culture of your specific area. I always have to remember to adjust my aggressive city driving when I venture out into areas with a more sedate driving style.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Oh absolutely. It's very area dependent. I always feel like when I drive into a city I have to prepare for battle. But then in my particular area you really have to watch out for that one last car that is gonna make the light even if it turned red a second ago. So being too quick there is definitely a bad thing.