all-way stop

Every direction halts

An all-way stop is an intersection where traffic from every direction must stop before proceeding.

Signs typically read "ALL WAY" or "4-WAY" beneath the stop sign.

Drivers proceed in the order they arrived, or yield to the right when arriving simultaneously: We sat at the all-way stop trying to figure out whose turn it was.

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yield · vehicles · crosswalk · driving · driver's ed · accident prevention · road markings · pedestrian crossing · speed bump · traffic calming · road safety · signal · median strip · curb · defensive driving · residential street · pavement markings · traffic island

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traffic control method

all-way stoptraffic signal

Intersection light system

traffic light · stoplight · roundabout · traffic circle · yield sign

stopping requirement

all-way stopyield sign

Marker requiring deference to traffic

arterial road · main road

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G