four-way stop
Everyone yields here
A four-way stop is an intersection where traffic from all directions must stop before proceeding.
Drivers take turns based on arrival order, or yield to the right when arriving simultaneously.
The term appears in traffic discussions and driving instructions: Who has the right of way at a four-way stop?
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- traffic rulesLaws governing vehicle behavior
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- trafficMovement along routes
who goes first · brake · wait · take turns · turn · right-of-way · pedestrian · crosswalk · pavement · idle · merge · junction · signal · driver · hesitation · creep · California roll · fender bender
- drivingdrive, steering, driver, acceleration, motorist
- junctionsjunction, intersection, crossroads, node, nexus
- streetsstreet, road, sidewalk, sidewalks, pavement
- traffic lawstraffic laws, speed limit, speed limits, traffic law, traffic rules
- foursquartet, quadruplets, tetrad, foursome, quadruple
- street designcrosswalk, sidewalk, curb, median, roundabout
four-way stoptraffic light
Road signal device
traffic signal · stoplight · roundabout · traffic circle · yield sign
four-way stopfreeway interchange
Convergence of multiple highways
highway overpass · roundabout · traffic circle · cloverleaf · flyover
four, stop, fours, fourth, fourths, fourteen, fourteenth, forty, fortieth