Four-way stop · arriving together
Four-way stops · Alberta Class 5 road test
Stopped together: yield to the right; the car on the left yields to you
Watch the interactive demoHow to drive it
Going straight at a residential four-way stop: you, a car from the right and a car from the left stop almost together (less than 1 second apart) + yield to the right: the car on the right goes first and you wait for it to pass; the car on the left then waits for you
In the correct demo, you yield to:
- Vehicle from the right going straight — Four-way stop: arriving together, yield to the vehicle on your right. You both stopped at about the same time (in this demo, less than 1 second apart), so the vehicle on your right goes first.
Common mistakes
Arriving together, didn't yield to the right
Road test: automatic fail — L2 Right of way violation - vehicle/pedestrian, L11 Hits vehicle/object
Your car hit another vehicle. You both stopped at about the same time (in this demo, less than 1 second apart), so the vehicle on your right goes first.
Watch this mistake →Hesitated when it was your turn
Road test: 10 points — D12 Too slow - before/during
When it's your turn and you keep waiting, the other driver may give up waiting and go (in this demo, after 3 seconds); once it's in the intersection, you must yield to it instead. If a car behind has to stop and honk at you, the examiner fails you on the spot.
Watch this mistake →Related scenarios
- Four-way stop · queuingQueue first, then stop again at the line; first come, first served
- Four-way stop · your car turns leftStopped together: the left turn yields to oncoming traffic going straight