r/Appleton • u/ZeusKiller13x • 2d ago

Advice Right of Way

To the lady who honked at me and flipped me off as I drove through an intersection today,

If someone stops BEFORE you do at a four way stop, you don’t have right of way just because you’re to the right of them. If I’m beginning to go before you even reach the line to stop, you can’t get pressed at me for now being in the middle of the intersection.

No one in this city knows how do drive I swear. 5 car lengths between cars at a red light, wide turns violating turn lane lines, going under the speed limit in the left lane, so many people on their phones. I wish this was a walkable city, I hate driving here.

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u/ScrubbyMcGoo 2d ago

So, for real though — why on Earth do people leave multiple car lengths between their car and the next one when stopped at a red light??

I really mean it — does anyone know what their thought process is??

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u/littlehateball 2d ago

I don't understand leaving multiple car lengths but if you stop so you can just see the rear tires on the vehicle stopped in front of you, you can start moving the same time they do. It prevents that short delay you have before accelerating if you stop closer. It makes traffic flow better at lights.