Who has the right of way in this situation?

[Anonymous]

Street, with a shopping center on one side. It's busy getting into a specific parking lot, so cars are waiting on the road to turn without blocking the intersection/roadway. There is a line about 5 cars deep one way, and zero on the other. A few cars come from the other side, also wanting to turn into the same parking lot. When it's clear that another car can enter, does the person turning right (who came later) have the right of way, or does the person turning left (waiting longer) have the right of way?

[Anonymous]

Turning right has the legal right of way. Of course, it’s always courteous to let someone in who has been waiting even on your turn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turning right has the legal right of way. Of course, it’s always courteous to let someone in who has been waiting even on your turn.

Would all the cars turning right have the right of way, before all the cars turning left? (there is no light in this situation - it's a simple road with one lane in each direction)

[Anonymous]

It does not matter how long you were waiting - left turn does not have the right of way. The other turn people, on the other side could have been considerate, and let you go, but they did not - which does not matter, but they could have been nicer. Does not happen in the DMV area, however.

[Anonymous]

All the right turning cars have the right of way, if you’re turning left across lanes of traffic you will have to yield until all traffic is clear. One way roads and left turn green arrows at intersections would be the exception.

[Anonymous]

Happens every morning at every school in DMV. No one cares about legal rights of right turning cars. One from left one from right. If you insist on going out of turn in front of a furious left turning parent, oh boy you better be ready

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Turning right has the legal right of way. Of course, it’s always courteous to let someone in who has been waiting even on your turn.

Would all the cars turning right have the right of way, before all the cars turning left? (there is no light in this situation - it's a simple road with one lane in each direction)

Yes. Always.

[Anonymous]

Do NOT yield the right-of-way ever. It only leads to accidents. We all have to follow the procedures so we all know what the other guy is going to do. We don't need guessing games brought on by "trying to be nice".

[Anonymous]

In this situation I would drive around and come from the other direction to avoid the frustration of waiting in a long line to turn left.

Yes, the right turn has the right of way. If you are turning left across traffic, you need to wait until it's clear. If it's a four way stop sign, then you go by who got there first. If you got there at the same time, the person on the right goes.

[Anonymous]

I have this same issue every morning. Except there's a light.

The right turning people clog the entirety of the light and people are unable to turn left at all. It backs up traffic. The right turning people can turn right ANY time they want (right turn on red is allowed) and traffic isn't that bad.

The left turning people get so frustrated and there's a lot of honking. I wish there was a "no right turn on green" sign for the right turners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In this situation I would drive around and come from the other direction to avoid the frustration of waiting in a long line to turn left.

Yes, the right turn has the right of way. If you are turning left across traffic, you need to wait until it's clear. If it's a four way stop sign, then you go by who got there first. If you got there at the same time, the person on the right goes.

So what happens when traffic NEVER clears? There's always a line of people turning right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have this same issue every morning. Except there's a light.

The right turning people clog the entirety of the light and people are unable to turn left at all. It backs up traffic. The right turning people can turn right ANY time they want (right turn on red is allowed) and traffic isn't that bad.

The left turning people get so frustrated and there's a lot of honking. I wish there was a "no right turn on green" sign for the right turners.

These people are just wrong, sorry. It sounds like that intersection needs a turn arrow (which would come with a corresponding “no right on RED.” In the absence of that, you should find another way to access the intersection. A “no right on green” sign is insane and suggests you’re a looney.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In this situation I would drive around and come from the other direction to avoid the frustration of waiting in a long line to turn left.

Yes, the right turn has the right of way. If you are turning left across traffic, you need to wait until it's clear. If it's a four way stop sign, then you go by who got there first. If you got there at the same time, the person on the right goes.

So what happens when traffic NEVER clears? There's always a line of people turning right.

You have to petition for a turn arrow. In the meantime, find another way to go so that you arrive at the intersection going the other way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Happens every morning at every school in DMV. No one cares about legal rights of right turning cars. One from left one from right. If you insist on going out of turn in front of a furious left turning parent, oh boy you better be ready

If this is how it works at your school, there should be a person directing the traffic and signaling each car. If it’s just “culture,” that’s madness. People can’t be expected to follow imaginary traffic rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Turning right has the legal right of way. Of course, it’s always courteous to let someone in who has been waiting even on your turn.

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