Vic
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There's a very dangerous 4-way stop near my house, and I deal with this every day.
Simple rules.
- Use your turn signal. I don't know if you're turning if you don't tell me.
- Come to a complete stop. You'd think this one would be obvious, but apparently despite the big red signs it's not.
- Whoever arrives at the intersection first goes first. Regardless of whether or not they are on the right or left, turning or going straight.
- If 2 or more cars arrive at the same time, whoever is on the farthest right goes first, regardless of whether they are turning or going straight.
- And most importantly, never insist on the right-of-way. While some cars are supposed to yield the right-of-way in certain circumstances, no one ever actually has the right-of-way.
Simple rules.
- Use your turn signal. I don't know if you're turning if you don't tell me.
- Come to a complete stop. You'd think this one would be obvious, but apparently despite the big red signs it's not.
- Whoever arrives at the intersection first goes first. Regardless of whether or not they are on the right or left, turning or going straight.
- If 2 or more cars arrive at the same time, whoever is on the farthest right goes first, regardless of whether they are turning or going straight.
- And most importantly, never insist on the right-of-way. While some cars are supposed to yield the right-of-way in certain circumstances, no one ever actually has the right-of-way.
you mean fiancee. 
fiancee = refers to the woman
fiance = refers to the man
this message brought to you by a lesson i learned one day
fiancee = refers to the woman
fiance = refers to the man
this message brought to you by a lesson i learned one day
And if you give up the right of way voluntarily, you cannot take it back. My mom almost got hit once when some dude flashed her to tell her to go but then when she didn't go instantly, he decided to go instead.
Anyway, I always try not to come to a stop at the same time as anyone else to avoid this kind of stuff.
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Originally posted by: tami
you mean fiancee.
fiancee = refers to the woman
fiance = refers to the man
this message brought to you by a lesson i learned one day
I think I'll just refer to her as wife from now on. Might as well get an early start.
Originally posted by: tami
you mean fiancee.
fiancee = refers to the woman
fiance = refers to the man
this message brought to you by a lesson i learned one day
You mean 'fiancée'.
SearchMaster
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VirtualLarry
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Which is worse though - four-way stops, or relatively high-speed rotaries? (Don't forget the dual-lane rotaries - those are fun. I'm sure that watching from above in a helicopter, the cars must look like food being spun around in a blender.)
VirtualLarry
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During a cross-country trip, almost got t-boned in a volvo station-wagon, by someone else approaching the light, it was flashing yellow our way, and as it turned out, flashing red their way, but apparently no-one was actually stopping for that light. It was in the middle of no-where, traffic was pretty light, apparently no-one bothered. Unfortunately, due to the laws of physics and thermodynamics, it's generally better for the human passengers inside for the traffic on at least one of the roads to give way to the other. Call it a vehicular near-miss in a volvo at 45mph. Literally... inches. (No, I wasn't the one driving, guess the fellow that was, was a bit more tired from the cross-country trek than I had realized, starting out that morning. :| )
GeekDrew
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How can anyone not know that...?
/me shakes head
Of course, this shouldn't surprise me, since I know that apparently most people in central Ohio have not yet figured out that tractor trailers, farm machinery, etc., *DO* take more room to turn than your typical two door 'economy' car...
/me shakes head
Of course, this shouldn't surprise me, since I know that apparently most people in central Ohio have not yet figured out that tractor trailers, farm machinery, etc., *DO* take more room to turn than your typical two door 'economy' car...
Similar situation with My ex-wife (PhD) one day. We were driving through a parking lot and there was a deep hole where they were getting ready to put up a light pole.
Her: Why are they digging that big hole?
Me: So they can set the end of that new light pole in concrete.
Her: So why do they put the concrete in a hole?
Me: Well, if they didnt set the end of the pole and the concrete underground it'd tip over.
Her: But the concrete sticks it to the parking lot.
Me: No, you cant really use concrete like glue to stick stuff to pavement.
Her: Wow, I thought all these light poles were just stuck to the parking lot by the cement.
Me: You mean sorta like they just stick buildings to the ground with summa that sticky cement?
Her: They do? I thought the basements held them down.
Me: Hmmmm....maybe the basement is what keeps 'em from getting sucked into a tornado.
Her: Exactly. That's why I wanted a house with a basement.
Her: Why are they digging that big hole?
Me: So they can set the end of that new light pole in concrete.
Her: So why do they put the concrete in a hole?
Me: Well, if they didnt set the end of the pole and the concrete underground it'd tip over.
Her: But the concrete sticks it to the parking lot.
Me: No, you cant really use concrete like glue to stick stuff to pavement.
Her: Wow, I thought all these light poles were just stuck to the parking lot by the cement.
Me: You mean sorta like they just stick buildings to the ground with summa that sticky cement?
Her: They do? I thought the basements held them down.
Me: Hmmmm....maybe the basement is what keeps 'em from getting sucked into a tornado.
Her: Exactly. That's why I wanted a house with a basement.
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