Right of way — South Carolina Permit Test

You should yield the right-of-way to the driver who is at, or arrives before you at, the intersection.

Taking turns in order of arrival gives every driver a predictable sequence instead of a contest over who goes first.

the driver who is at or arrives before you at the intersection

When you are making a left turn, you should yield the right-of-way to drivers in the opposing traffic lane.

A left turn cuts across the path of oncoming traffic, which has no reason to expect you to turn in front of it.

drivers in the opposing traffic lane when you are making a left turn;

At a four-way stop, if you and another driver arrive at the same time, you should yield to the driver on your right.

Without a tie-breaker, two drivers arriving together would each wait for the other or both pull out at once.

the driver on your right at a four-way intersection controlled by stop signs if both of you arrive at the intersection at the same time

When entering a public highway from a driveway or private road, you should yield to drivers on the highway.

Drivers on the highway are moving at road speed and do not expect a car to emerge from a driveway into their path.

drivers on a public highway if you are entering the highway from a driveway or a private road;

On an entrance or acceleration ramp, you should yield to drivers already on the limited access or interstate highway.

Traffic on the interstate is moving fast and has limited room to react, so the merging driver must fit into it.

drivers already on a limited access or interstate highway if you are on the entrance or acceleration ramp.

No driver should assume he or she automatically has the right-of-way; the situation and circumstances at each intersection must always be considered.

The yielding rules say who should yield, but another driver may not follow them, and a collision hurts you whoever was in the right.

The situation and circumstances at each intersection must always be considered.

Another driver reached an intersection a moment before you did. Who should go first?

The driver who arrived first. Taking turns in order of arrival gives every driver a predictable sequence instead of a contest over who goes first. South Carolina Driver's Manual, p.60: “the driver who is at or arrives before you at the intersection”