I came to a 4-way stop at exactly the same time as vehicles arrived at the other three stops. Hmmm.
Ordinarily, the one on the right has the right of way. But we were each on another driver’s right.
Okay, then the one turning right has the right of way. But it seemed no one wanted to turn right.
The clock ticked.
I gestured to the driver on my right. They didn’t move.
Tick tick tick…
No one moved. We were all being good drivers. We were all being polite.
Tick tick tick…
Someone needed to take the initiative. So I did. (Besides, I had the largest vehicle.)
When I had rolled a few feet into the intersection the driver opposite me made their move—a left turn in front of me. I hit my brakes and let them go.
Despite this, I’ve come to like 4-way stops. I can roll up to them, scan to see if anyone is coming, and if not, I can do a “California stop” and continue on. (Illegal, but it keeps traffic moving.) But in situations like today’s, it would speed things up if one of the drivers was an entitled jerk who insists on going first whether they have the right of way or not.
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