Uncontrolled intersection · on your own
Uncontrolled intersections · Alberta Class 5 road test
Even with no traffic, slow to 15 and look left and right; go through without stopping
Watch the interactive demoHow to drive it
Residential four-way intersection with no signs or lights in any direction: only your car in the intersection + brake lightly to 15 km/h 20 m before the crosswalk + while rolling, look right first, then left + don't stop; speed up and go through
Common mistakes
Crossed without slowing down early
Road test: automatic fail — L8 Lacks caution at uncontrolled intersection
Nothing happened this time, but it's still an automatic fail. At an uncontrolled intersection, a vehicle from your right has the right-of-way; before you get there, ease off the gas and slow to about 15 km/h early, ready to stop for it at any moment. Too fast, and even if you see a car coming from the right you can't stop, the easiest way to get hit from the side.
Watch this mistake →Crossed without checking both ways
Road test: automatic fail — L8 Lacks caution at uncontrolled intersection
Nothing happened this time, but it's still an automatic fail. Approaching an uncontrolled intersection, clearly turn your head to scan each side that has a road (left and right at a four-way intersection, the side road at a T-intersection), checking for cars and people; look only ahead and you won't see a car coming from the right, or know to stop for it.
Watch this mistake →Stopped unnecessarily with no traffic
Road test: 10 points — D3 Unnecessary stop
Nothing happened this time, but it still counts against you. With no cars or people to yield to, slow down, look, then drive through at a steady speed; stopping for no reason catches the car behind off guard and leaves other drivers guessing what you're doing, an unnecessary stop that obstructs traffic.
Watch this mistake →Related scenarios
- Uncontrolled intersection · car from the rightEven if you arrive first, stop completely and let the car on the right go
- Uncontrolled T-intersection · side-road car from the rightThe through road isn't a main road: stop completely for the side-road car on the right
- Uncontrolled T-intersection · side-road car from the leftYou have the right-of-way: look left, no slowing, no stopping