Four way stops — Wyoming Permit Test

At a four-way stop, the driver who stops first should be allowed to go first.

Taking turns in the order cars arrived keeps two drivers from pulling into the middle at once.

At a four-way stop intersection, common courtesy requires that the driver who stops first should be permitted to go first.

At a four-way stop, if you are in doubt about who goes first, yield to the driver on your right.

When two cars stop at the same moment, a shared tie-breaker stops both from starting at once.

IF IN DOUBT, YIELD TO THE DRIVER ON YOUR RIGHT.

Never insist on the right of way at the risk of a crash.

Being in the right does not undo a crash, so letting a rude driver go is cheaper than a hospital trip.

It's important to remember to never insist on the right of way at the risk of a crash.

If you enter an intersection while breaking the speed law, you lose any right of way you might have had.

A speeding car arrives sooner than other drivers expect, so the law does not let speed buy you the right to go.

If you enter an intersection while violating the speed law, you forfeit any right of way you might have had.

At a four-way stop, who should go first?

The driver who stopped first. Taking turns in the order cars arrived keeps two drivers from pulling into the middle at once. Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.47: “At a four-way stop intersection, common courtesy requires that the driver who stops first should be permitted to go first.”