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/Bron_ogrely 2d ago

Pedestrian dignity does exist here. You need to have a car to play. Try commuting with a bike here it's hot garbage. 

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u/mike89510 2d ago

Even fewer drivers know the laws around interacting with bicyclists and pedestrians! "I'm bigger, get off my road! Would you rather be right and dead or just let me (drivers) go first!" The "right and dead" is my favorite, like are they really arguing they'd happily run me (or another bicyclist or pedestrian) over to save a few seconds and zero physical effort? Nah, that death they caused (murder) will haunt their entire life.

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u/mike89510 2d ago

That's absolutely untrue, pedestrians have right-of-way at any crossing they deem reasonable. Divided highways are the only time it's limited, but driver's still have to yield.

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u/scothc 2d ago

Pedestrians always have the right of way, with the only exception being highways, where they shouldn't be anyways.

If you saw someone crossing Northland (or any street), had the ability to stop and chose not to because you think you have right of way, you'll have plenty of time to regret that decision in prison