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Section 2B.04 Right-of-Way at Intersections <br />Support: <br />01 State or local laws written in accordance with the "Uniform Vehicle Code" (see Section 1A.11) <br />establish the right-of-way rule at intersections having no regulatory traffic control signs such that <br />the driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection must yield the right-of-way to any vehicle or <br />pedestrian already in the intersection. When two vehicles approach an intersection from different <br />streets or highways at approximately the same time, the right-of-way rule requires the driver of <br />the vehicle on the left to yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right. The right-of-way can <br />be modified at through streets or highways by placing YIELD (R1-2) signs (see Sections 2B.08 <br />and 2B.09) or STOP (R1-1) signs (see Sections 2B.05 through 2B.07) on one or more <br />approaches. <br />Guidance: <br />02 Engineering judgment should be used to establish intersection control. The following factors <br />should be considered: <br />A. Vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic volumes on all approaches; <br />B. Number and angle of approaches; <br />C. Approach speeds; <br />D. Sight distance available on each approach; and <br />E. Reported crash experience. <br />03 YIELD or STOP signs should be used at an intersection if one or more of the following <br />conditions exist: <br />A. An intersection of a less important road with a main road where application of the normal <br />right-of-way rule would not be expected to provide reasonable compliance with the law; <br />B. A street entering a designated through highway or street; and/or <br />C. An unsignalized intersection in a signalized area. <br />04 In addition, the use of YIELD or STOP signs should be considered at the intersection of two <br />minor streets or local roads where the intersection has more than three approaches and where <br />one or more of the following conditions exist: <br />A. The combined vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian volume entering the intersection from all <br />approaches averages more than 2,000 units per day; <br />B. The ability to see conflicting traffic on an approach is not sufficient to allow a road user to <br />stop or yield in compliance with the normal right-of-way rule if such stopping or yielding <br />is necessary; and/or <br />C. Crash records indicate that five or more crashes that involve the failure to yield the right- <br />of-way at the intersection under the normal right-of-way rule have been reported within a <br />3-year period, or that three or more such crashes have been reported within a 2-year <br />period. <br />05 YIELD or STOP signs should not be used for speed control. <br />Support: <br />06 Section 2B.07 contains provisions regarding the application of multi-way STOP control at an <br />intersection. <br />Guidance: <br />07 Once the decision has been made to control an intersection, the decision regarding the