Other people’s driving. It’s a topic that can infuriate even the most patient of motorists. A survey conducted by AutoTrader showed more than three-quarters of respondents found that the behaviour of other drivers was a common stressor that could lead to distraction and two out of three people say that traffic ramped up stress.
Another recent online poll , which surveyed 1,545 Canadians, found 83 per cent of drivers have personally seen road rage while 56 per cent have acted upon their anger. In an effort to curb that behavior, SGI is helping our readers to remember a few basic rules of the road that are often misunderstood or forgotten. The first rule has to do with understanding right-of-way rules at intersections.
SGI’s manager of media relations and communications, Tyler McMurchy, urges drivers not to be ‘excessively polite’ by waving someone through if they don’t have the right-of-way. “Even though we’re all Canadian, [if you’re excessively polite] it can just cause confusion and then potentially lead to a collision if everybody is not on the same page,” McMurchy said. Intersections The official SGI Driver’s Handbook states that at three and four-way stops, courtesy dictates that the first vehicle that stops should be given the right-of-way.
The remaining three then yield the right of way to the driver on their right. “It’s like basically first come, first served. Whoever rolls up to the line gets to go first,” he said.
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