united-states traffic
Who has right of way at an intersection with two stop signs across from each other?
<p>The traffic on the main road (with no stop signs) of course has first right of way.  Suppose two cars are across from each other turning onto the main road.  One is turning right and one is turning left (to both ultimately go the same direction).  Who has right of way?</p>

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<li>Is it the person turning right?</li>
<li>Is it the person who got to the stop sign first?</li>
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<p>Does the answer change if there's a whole line of people turning right from one side and a whole line of people turning left from the other side?</p>

<p>I'm looking for the general rule in the United States.  If the state matters, I'm in Ohio.</p>

<p>The <a href="https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/rightofwayrules.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NHTSA gives rules for the United States</a>.</p>

<p>Right of way goes to the first person to stop.  So if a line of cars were at both stop signs, and all cars wanted to make the same conflicting turns, they would alternate.</p>

<p>If the opposing cars stop at the same time then the one turning right has the right of way.  (This is because a right turn falls under the "Straight Traffic Goes First" rule.)</p>

<p>This scenario is covered in every state I've looked at, including Ohio, with a rule like &quot;A driver must yield the Right of Way to oncoming traffic when making a left turn.&quot;  The rules of 4-way stop signs are a special case, and do not necessarily apply at 2-way stops.</p>
<p><a href="https://driving-tests.org/ohio/oh-bmv-drivers-handbook-manual/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://driving-tests.org/ohio/oh-bmv-drivers-handbook-manual/</a> Page 40.</p>
<p>This explanation can help you see the logic:</p>
<p>At a two-way stop when you’re at a stop sign, you obviously yield to traffic crossing in front of you. But if you’re making a left-hand turn, you’re expected to yield to any vehicle that’s facing you and coming across the intersection – even if you had to wait for traffic to clear and that driver got there after you did. (If that doesn’t make sense to you, picture the intersection with traffic lights. No matter who arrived first, when the light turns green, you always wait for cars to proceed before you make a left-hand turn. This is the same, only with signs instead of red lights.)</p>
<p>In almost all driving situations, when you’re making a left-hand turn, you are expected to yield to other vehicles, including when a driver facing you is turning right.</p>
<p><a href="https://driving.ca/column/how-it-works/how-it-works-right-of-way" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://driving.ca/column/how-it-works/how-it-works-right-of-way</a></p>
<p>Here's a video from a driving school that covers the same situation (The second intersection in the video) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4e1XPcDIZ0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4e1XPcDIZ0</a></p>
