Dougster75

I know I face ridicule and possible deportation for asking this question - but what on earth are these junctions all about? And who do I yield to or not...?

I had experienced them before on golf resorts in Orlando but on the basis that everyone else was probably as English as me, I think everyone got by confident in the knowledge that they weren't sure whether they'd gone at the right time or not.

Now... we are moving into a neighbourhood that's full of them and I can't figure it out. My realtor says that you yield to anyone who's coming from your right but I have a feeling that it must be from the left. How many do you let go - just one?

Better figure it out before the new driving test...

Any help is appreciated.

Cheers,

Doug.

ukintexas

It is a first come, first served basis at stop signs. So if you arrive at the stop sign and there are already 3 cars at their respective stop signs, they go before you. If you get there and there are 2 there already, they go before you and so on. If you pull up to a stop sign at the same time someone does to one of the other stop signs, you close your eyes and hope you put your foot down quicker than they do! Get yourself a Texas Handbook and that will start to prep you for the test.

dbj1000

Your realtor is showing the characteristic intelligence that has made the profession famous!

You just take turns. It's not difficult. The first person to stop at the junction is the first to go. If you arrive and there are three cars at the intersection, you wait for them to cross the intersection, then it's your turn. If you come to a (complete) stop a fraction of a second before someone else, you have priority over them.

First in, first out. Simple. Next question?

Answer: I find that removing their head with a cricket bat (see: Shaun of the Dead) is the only way to be sure a Realtor won't revive to spout more bollocks advice.

p.s. remind me to keep the hell off any roads driven by your f***ing realtor! I bet she drives a Lincoln Nutri-gator or a Cadillac Escapade.

p.p.s. Isn't Fatbrit a Realtor?

The Horticulturalist

I can't remember what the actual rule is, but round these parts the first person to the stop sign goes first, then the next, and so on.
You'd better read up on the correct answer before your test, and don't tell them what I said!

And here's another test tip, don't ignore the bits in the drivers manual that apply to teenagers taking the test, I got a couple of questions about teen drivers on the multiple choice thing.

ukintexas

Seconded.

Dougster75

Thanks all - except I just pi$$ed myself laughing. I guess the first two near-death experiences in the realtor's car should have been enough of a clue...

Doug.

ukintexas

Uh oh

Kaffy Mintcake

Follow the first in, first out rule others have called out. If there are many cars all stopped at once, you do yield to the car to your right.

dbj1000

So go on, tell us what the Realtor drives?!

Dougster75

It's an ancient Chevy Suburban - the miracle is that it has lasted this long...

dbj1000

Ah. I'm building the mental picture here. Does she apply makeup with a trowel? Smell faintly of tequila? Point out all the local churches? Get lost frequently?

...or perhaps that was just ours?

Dougster75

Just soiled another set of underwear. I think it could be the very same... Ours has a tendency to quite clearly zero in on the property she likes the most and then quiz you in a stifling non-air-conditioned home until you decide that's the one you like too. Techniques that could only have been acquired by a former inquisitor from Camp XRay.

made of kent

oh yes! you had our one to? CT does she move around?
Actually just trying out my new signature to see if it working..my realtor kept pointing out churches, but also got us drunk on no less than 4 occasions, last one (before we got drunk) our home now.

fatbrit

No, he's not!

loveandlaughter

LOL, if you can't figure this out, please don't even attempt to use the Interstate. At least not while I'm on it! I nearly die going to work every day as it is. It's dog eat dog out there.