Left turn at a stop sign · creeping forward
T-intersections · Alberta Class 5 road test
Parked cars block the view; creep forward to the edge of the travel lane
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T-intersection, left turn from the side road at a stop sign: come to a complete stop before the crosswalk + a row of parked cars on the left blocks the view, so creep forward slowly to the edge of the travel lane + wait until traffic from both sides has passed + turn left into the lane right of the yellow line
In the correct demo, you yield to:
- Vehicle from the left going straight — Stop sign: yield to traffic on the approach with no sign. On the stop-sign side you must come to a complete stop, then yield to all traffic on the main road, whether it goes straight or turns; going ahead of it is a right-of-way violation, an automatic fail on the road test.
- Vehicle from the right going straight — Stop sign: yield to traffic on the approach with no sign. On the stop-sign side you must come to a complete stop, then yield to all traffic on the main road, whether it goes straight or turns; going ahead of it is a right-of-way violation, an automatic fail on the road test.
Common mistakes
Ignored a car from the right going straight
Road test: automatic fail — L2 Right of way violation - vehicle/pedestrian
Nothing was hit this time (just 0.4 m apart at closest approach), but it's still an automatic fail. On the stop-sign side you must come to a complete stop, then yield to all traffic on the main road, whether it goes straight or turns; going ahead of it is a right-of-way violation, an automatic fail on the road test.
Watch this mistake →Related scenarios
- Right turn at a stop signStop before the crosswalk; yield to traffic from the left and pedestrians
- Left turn at a yield signSlow down ready to stop; the traffic has passed, so don't stop
- T-intersection · left turn from the main roadThe main road has the right-of-way: turn left without stopping