DC Stop sign right of way

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having just moved from the UK where drivers at a junction yield in a prescribed order (always giving way to the drivers on the right both at intersections and roundabouts), I find the DC Stop sign rules at junctions or lack of them confusing. The law is not very clear, except when approaching from a highway, and it seems to end up with each driver taking it in turns to move which can be confusing and not everyone necessarily follows that pattern anyway. This is the law I found:

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18 § 2208
Current through Register Vol. 68, No. 42, October 15, 2021
Rule 18-2208 - RIGHT-OF-WAY: INTERSECTIONS

2208.4
After having stopped for a stop sign, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any traffic in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when the driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of roadways. The driver shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians.

Am I missing something?
Thanks

OP your question seems to be about 4-way stops but the reg you quoted is just about stop signs, not four-way stops. So picture a stop sign with a through street: driver stops and yields right-of-way to any traffic in the intersection or approaching closely enough that you crossing would impede them. And always yield to pedestrians.

For four-way stops, you go in order of arrival (but you should pair up for convenience - if someone heading west was there first and someone heading east shows up right as it's West-bound's turn, they both go). If you can't tell if it's your turn, wave the other person through to avoid unnecessary bullshit.

For roundabouts we employ a Fury Road attitude - take what you can get.

I believe the rules for four way stops are:

1) Order of arrival
2) If two people arrive at the same time, the person on the right goes first
3) If there's no person on the right (i.e. if the two cars are across from each other) a car which is turning yields to a car which going straight.
4) If both cars are turning, a car turning left yields to a car turning right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the responses which are on line with my understanding. I still think it’s confusing but at least I know I’m not breaking any traffic laws.

Well, even if your only concern is breaking the law I wouldn't worry; you aren't going to get a ticket. Stay by any four-way stop sign in DC and odds are less than 25% of drivers make full stops at the stop sign. Within the past month or two two kids have been hit by drivers while they were in crosswalks (one was killed) and there is no indication either drier got so much as a citation. (There was another incident where two girls were hit with their father where it looks like the driver might have been cited which is a nice change from the MPD giving drivers free reign of the city)

[Anonymous]

Just remember at all four-way stop signed intersections ↪️: First come first served.

If both arrive at the same time then the driver to the right always first.