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Hi there smart drivers. Rick with Smart Drive Test talking to you today about right-of-way
at different intersections for the purposes of a road test. Now just before
we get started here, be sure to hit that subscribe button... right about there. That way
you'll get access to all of the great information as I get it available to you
for those of you working towards you license or starting your career as a
truck or bus driver. Now this video is going to give you an overview of
right-of-way at different configured intersections. Mostly in residential
areas. We're not going to do complex intersections on major highways and
thoroughfares for the purposes of this video. I'll do another video on complex
intersections and right-of-way. Everything that I talk
about--stop signs, yields, and right of way from alleyways onto public highways--
all of the links are down in the description. So have a look down there if
you want more detail on a particular section. As I said, this is just an
overview of different kinds of intersections that you're going to
encounter for the purposes of your road test. As well, keep in mind what
I always say to students, "you can be right, or you can be dead right." Just
because you have the right-of-way legally, you need to think about it defensively. If
you go, are you going to risk a crash with another road user, and are you doing
something defensive, and are you keeping the examiner safe, are you keeping other
people and other road users safe? So sometimes you have to yield even though
you have the right-of-way. So keep that in mind when you're driving. And the
other thing I'll say for the purposes of your road test. If you're the least bit
in doubt on your road test, STOP, simply STOP and wait for the other road
users to move or carry on with their day and then proceed. If you're the least bit in
doubt, do not plow forward because oftentimes that results in an automatic
fail on a road test. Now one other thing that I'll mention to you is make sure
that you practice in and around the licensing center where you're going to
be taking your test. And think a little bit about urban planning. Because here in
Vernon we have two main north-south routes: 27th Ave.
and Highway 97. Those run north-south through the city and those
are the major highways. And you have to cross those if you're going east-west. As
well, Vernon is in the Okanagan Valley. So if you
see a mountain on your right and your left, you know you're heading north
or south because they're on the east and west of the city. And different cities in
the world--some cities grew up with the motor-car. Los Angeles, for example, grew
up the motor car. So it's streets are designed for motor cars. If you get to
London, England or you get to Mumbai in India, these old cities are not designed
for cars. Sydney, Australia - if you get down on "The Rocks" underneath the Harbour
Bridge there, its following the coastline - it's not on a grid. So know a little bit
about the geography and how the city follows that geography and how the roads
are planned, which roads are your main thoroughfares, which roads are going to
stop every block because there's a STOP sign as the minor streets intersect with
the major streets. Because that's going to determine your right-of-way as well.
So think a little bit about how the city is laid out. And I did watch one of the
road tests in California there and it was a fairly easy road test - big wide
streets, not many controls because the the urban planning was obviously done
around the motor car. You get into some of these older cities,
it's not going to be the same. It's going to be a little tougher for those of you
taking a road test, and about right-of-way. So what we're going to do
today is we're going to go to different intersections, we're going to give you an
overview of right-of-way and give you a little bit more information. And as I
said, the full details for each one of these intersections and right-of-way is
down in the description box. So look down there. Stick around, we'll be right
back with that information.
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Hi there smart drivers. Rick with Smart Drive Test talking to you today about
right-of-way. This video is giving you an overview of right-of-way in residential
areas. Now just before we start here, this was a request by ZijZ.
That's his user name and his YouTube channel, so be sure to check that out. And he
requested that I give an overview of right-of-way. And this is residential
areas; it's not complex intersections. It is just residential areas - so controlled and
uncontrolled intersections and for the most part you're not going to find
uncontrolled intersections in residential areas if you're turning off
a major thoroughfare onto a minor roadway then yes it's going to be
uncontrolled but you still have to get the right-of-way to other road users
that you might conflict with so for example if there's pedestrians or
bicycles you're making a right-hand turn and they're coming up you're going to
have to shoulder check and ensure that they're not crossing the roadway because
if they are you have to get the right-of-way to them most of this is
controlled intersection so stop sign yield signs dead-end streets and streets
that do not enter so you either have to turn right or left at the intersection
also we're going to talk about alleyways and we're going to talk about what to do
if you're at a stop sign facing another stop sign are facing a private road and
how you deal with that and give right-of-way to other road users for the
purposes of the road test if you come down a road like this the right-of-way
you have to give right away to other road users any road users that are on a
bicycle or pedestrians that are here because obviously this sign up here
behind me you're going to have to do a u-turn and go back the other way because
this is a sign that indicates that the road is the dead-end now this is a quiet
residential area and it's just there aren't too many people there is a
footpath that comes up over the hill here but as I said it's unlikely there's
going to be anybody else around but do your proper scanning patterns you may
have to do a three-point turn to get around on this road you would have to do
a three-point turn in some instances on a cul-de-sac and those types of things
they're not going to have this sign but on a cul-de-sac you're going to have to
do a u-turn so simply give the right-of-way to other road users
pedestrians anybody pulling out of driveways and
on scooters and bicycles and those types of things this sign here behind me
indicates that you either have to turn right or left at the intersection
there's also a yield sign at this intersection so you have to give the
right of way you have to yield to all other road users in the intersection
vehicles pedestrians bicycles and people on scooters so before you can proceed
through the intersection you have to give the right-of-way to all other road
users you may have to stop you may not so as you're proceeding towards the
intersection and see the signs which at this intersection you can see in the
image here there's a yield sign there's a do not enter sign and there's a sign
indicating that the road comes to an end and you either have to turn left or
right at the intersection to proceed so as you're coming up be prepared to stop
you don't necessarily have to stop but go slowly proceed around the
intersection whether you're going left or right and give the right-of-way to
all other road users in the intersection behind me here is an alleyway there
aren't any traffic controls at the alleyway so you have to give the
right-of-way to other road users cars people on scooters and bicycles and
children those types of things because we are in a residential area so you
don't have to stop but you do have to slow down to a point where you can scan
the intersection thoroughly and ensure that there aren't any other road users
that you have to yield to or give the right-of-way to and but for the purposes
of a road test it's unlikely that an examiner is going to take you down an
alleyway and just as a side note on these alleyways and most of the driving
manuals they say that you need to proceed at a speed not faster than 20
kilometers an hour or 12 miles an hour in these alleyways probably in most of
the states it's going to be 10 miles per hour if you are thinking that there is a
possibility you could be in an alleyway for the purposes of your road test just
make sure you look that up in your manual before going down for your road
test this intersection behind me is an uncontrolled intersection there are any
signs behind me to control how you act at the intersection so whether you're
going left you're going to go straight through because there's a bit of a jog
here at this intersection you simply need to give the right-of-way to other
road users and you may have to cover the brake because you can see there's
construction work being done behind me here and yes we are in the summertime
and if you're taking a road test now you're probably going to encounter road
construction and you need to go slowly around these temporary work
we're construction workers are working and give the right-of-way to them so
proceed slowly you may have to cover the break and I'll put a video up in the
corner over here on this side for you on covering the break and being prepared to
stop in the event that one of these construction workers accidentally steps
out in front of you or there's another road user because this is a residential
area and there could be cyclists and children and pedestrians and people off
with mobility challenges on scooters and those types of things so you need to be
prepared to give the right-of-way or yield to other road users even though it
is an uncontrolled intersection construction zones now that we're in the
summertime and you're taking a road test in the summertime you're going to have
construction zones and you have to obey the signs the temporary work signs
around construction zones and you can see the flagger here in the background
you have to obey the directions of the flaggers and other traffic control
people if you are in an emergency situation and you have a police officer
directing traffic at an intersection do not obey the traffic lights rather obey
the instructions of the traffic control person whether that's a flagger or
whether that's the police officer or what not now construction zones I was
just talking to the two flaggers here behind me and unfortunately we had a
flagger that was hit in a construction zone in Burnaby yesterday and she's
alright fortunately but know that when you're in construction zones you've got
to take a deep breath know that it's construction season and take your time
and give the right-of-way to other road users if somebody gets aggravated or
start to exhibit signs of road rage just you know let them go and have their
crash somewhere else as I said let's just take a breath take your time give
the right-of-way to other road users and help other vehicles and traffic move
through the construction zone and you'll get through the construction zone and as
well the flaggers and directional people that are there are there to help you out
and facilitate the flow of traffic through these construction areas because
what they're doing is they're making our roads better so they're nicer to drive
on and if you do not obey the directions of the flagger during your road test or
do not obey the signs unfortunately most of the time that's going to be an
automatic fail so make sure you take your time give the right-of-way and
yield to other traffic and road users in around the construction zone especially
keep an eye out for construction workers and make sure that you obey the
directions of the flaggers and you know give them a little wave because it
doesn't take any time out of your day to be nice quickly talk about roundabouts
here these are beginning to make an appearance on the driving landscape here
in North America and I'm sure those in UK Europe Australia and other places
that have prolific roundabouts they're having a bit of a chuckle at our expense
of new and veteran drivers having challenges learning how to use
roundabouts when I moved to Australia in early 2000 and they have tons and tons
of roundabouts there was a bit of a learning transition you have to scan the
roundabouts back far and you have to predict what the traffic in the
roundabout is doing and you have to be prepared to both go and stop at the same
time because as you can see on the sign here it is a yield sign or give way to
other traffic in the roundabout now if you're driving on the right you go
through the intersection in are the roundabouts in a counterclockwise
direction and you give the right-of-way to vehicles approaching from the left if
you're on the left side of the road you're going to go through the
roundabouts in a clockwise direction and you give way to traffic on that's
approaching from the right the other thing a lot of people are confused about
signaling in a roundabout they give it like a conventional intersection if
you're going left signal left if you're going to go right signal right as you're
approaching the roundabout now lots of the legislation in and around the world
says if practicable which means if you can signal your intention to lead the
intersection so for those of us are travelling on the right if you're going
straight through put the right signal on to indicate that you're leaving the
roundabout and if you're on the left put your left signal or if you're driving on
the left side of the road rather put your left signal on to indicate that
you're going to exit the roundabout that just indicates other traffic that you
are in fact leaving the roundabout so that's a bit of giving right-of-way in
yielding to other traffic in a roundabout and like I said I'll put a
complete card up here for you in the corner on roundabouts have a look at
that if you want more information about roundabouts this intersection behind me
is a t-intersection but other than the stop sign there aren't any traffic
controls at this intersection there isn't a sign telling you that it's a
t-intersection so this is why it's important to go
and practice in the area around the licensing center where you will be
taking your road tests so that you can get familiar with these intersections
and know that it's just a stop sign as well there aren't any
stop lines here on this roadway or crosswalk lines and there isn't a
sidewalk or a footpath so you have to stop where the two roads meet and then
give the right-of-way to other traffic and other road users and then proceed
after you come to a complete stop and I'll put a video up in the corner here
on stopping positions for stop signs as well I'll put a video up for coming to a
complete stop and how to do that for the purposes of your road test so how to
look at those videos as well after you have a look at this overview on giving
the right-of-way in yielding to other traffic so that's how you deal with this
intersection that has a stop sign but no crosswalk line or stop line you stop
where the two roads meet come to a complete stop give the right-of-way to
all other road users after you come to a complete stop and then proceed and make
sure you signal because you're going to have to go either right or left and the
examiner they're good about giving you plenty of notice about whether you have
to turn right or left this intersection behind me here is a little bit more
complicated than most of the intersections because there's a stop
sign on this side of the intersection on the other side of the intersection is a
private road the private road doesn't have any controls as well the east-west
thoroughfare is the through road that one of the main through roads through
this suburb so as you come up here you have to come to a complete stop before
the stop line on the roadway and you have to yield and give the right-of-way
to all other road users and if there's a vehicle across the way there and they're
turning left or right it's unlikely they're going to go straight through but
you have to give the right-of-way to them they have the right-of-way over you
because there aren't any controls at that intersection over there so you have
to wait for the intersection to clear completely before you either turn left
or right because it's unlikely that you're going to go straight through
you're either going to turn left or right here you're not going to go on to
that private roadway for the purposes of a road test so know that stop completely
before the stop line give the right-of-way to all of the road users in
the intersection and the through road is busy so
you're going to have to take your time come to a complete stop at the stop line
and you probably won't be able to see at the intersection so after you come to a
complete stop creep forward until you can see get the right-of-way to all
other road users there isn't a footpath or a sidewalk on this side of the road
on the other side there is so most of the pedestrians are going to be on the
other side of the road but just keep a lookout for that again well before you
proceed out in the intersection give the right-of-way to all other road users and
give the right-of-way to the traffic on the other side of the road because
that's a public roadway and there are any controls on that road so give the
right-of-way to all other road users scooters bicycles riders vehicles and
then proceed once the way is clear and you've given the right-of-way to all
other road users this intersection behind me is a conventional intersection
the east-west road which runs this way is the main thoroughfare and there
aren't any traffic controls on that roadway but the two roadways that
intersect with it both have stop signs in this intersection here on this side
where I'm standing you can see that there's a crosswalk line and there's a
stop line so you have to stop before the stop line and if you can't see the
intersection clearly after you come to a complete stop before the stop line then
creep forward until you can see give the right-of-way to all of the road users
pedestrians bicycles and riders and people on scooters because there is a
bicycle lane that runs along the main thoroughfare there so watch out for
cyclists as well and as well this is on a bit of a downhill so there are
cyclists they're going to be screaming down the hill probably at 40 50
kilometres an hour or 20 or 30 miles an hour if you're in the United States so
know that you need to get the right-of-way to all of the road users
and if there's a vehicle on the other side of the intersection that's turning
in the same direction that you're turning it depends on who arrives first
so if you're proceeding straight you've got the right-of-way if the other
vehicle is turning and you're proceeding straight you have the right-of-way if
you're turning and the other vehicle is proceeding straight then they have that
vehicle has the right-of-way so know that in terms of right away and yielding
to other traffic but for the most part when you come up to these intersections
at the stop sign stop at the correct position completely and then when you if
you can't see the intersection and get a clear view of the cross traffic then
you're going to creep forward treat it as a yield
give the right-of-way to all of the road users and then proceed and in North
American cities this is going to be the most common at these conventional
crossroad intersections that you're going to have a stop sign and you're
going to have a main thoroughfare as I talked about in the introduction with
urban planning and the layout of different cities and again it's
important that you practice in and around the area where you're going to be
taking your test just simply go to the map and pick ten to 15 minutes of drive
time out on a radius from that driving center and that way you can practice in
and around that area over the course of practicing and preparing for your road
test the intersection behind me is a four-way stop four-way stops can be a
bit complicated for new drivers first person to arrive or the vehicle on your
right if you arrive and another vehicle arrives approximate at the same time it
let the vehicle on your right go and know that you're going to take turn so
your line of traffic is going to go and then the cross traffic is going to go
now if two vehicles arrive at the same time the vehicle across from you knew
the street through vehicles have the right-of-way over the turning vehicles
but once that vehicle proceed straight if you're going to turn it's your turn
immediately after that turning vehicle and I'll leave a down in the description
box where I'll leave a link to the full video on four-way stops of giving more
information about four-way stops and the right-of-way and who has whose turn it
is that as the four-way stop because as I said to the uninitiated they can be a
bit complicated and if you're not sure just go out to one of the local four-way
stops sit at the corner for a few minutes and watch how the traffic
traffic moves through the intersection that'll give you a better understanding
of how to move through a four-way stop because as well when they're busy if you
go the traffic oftentimes the cross me is going to go up closer you're
proceeding straight through so as well again know that you have to come to a
complete stop before the stop line give way to other road users bicycles
bicycles pedestrians and people on scooters and
types of things so it's a conventional stop sign all the rules apply stop at
the right position and first person to arrive take your turn or if you're
unsure let the vehicle on the right goal yield signs you have to give the
right-of-way to other pedestrians road users cyclists those types of things
this one is near a high school the high school is just over here to my right so
in the morning when school lets in and the afternoon when school lets out
they're going to be fairly busy with pedestrians here at the crosswalk and
you can see the crosswalk on the roadway there so you're going to have to give
the right-of-way to pedestrians cyclists and people on scooters when you're
driving on these flip lanes otherwise if the intersection is clear you can
proceed this is the most common place you're going to find yield signs I know
that in the States they have them on some of the on ramps to freeways and
acceleration lanes that's more to assign responsibilities in the event that
there's an accident for insurance companies and those types of things most
of the time you just get on to the acceleration lane and accelerate up to
the speed of the flow of traffic and merge onto the highway I know that quite
a few people have said all other people don't help well if you signal early and
communicate your intentions that you're going to merge out onto the freeway
other people will help you so you will find some yield times there as well and
the full videos on yields I'll leave those links down in the description box
there and you can get more information on yield signs but just know that you
need to give way for other road users you don't necessarily need to stop you
could just slow down until they attain the sidewalk or the concrete island and
it once that's clear then you can proceed you don't have to come to a
complete stop for the purposes of a yield sign quick review of right-of-way
the first one is going to be a stop sign at a t-intersection and you have to stop
at the correct stopping position before the stop line before the crosswalk or
where the two roads meet and give way to the other road users on the roadway stop
at the correct position if you can't see then creep forward and treat the
intersection as a yield if you're coming out of an alleyway or a private road on
to a public road you give her a give away to all of the other road users and
when the way is clear then you can proceed you have to yield now yield
signs are not very common anymore most of the time they're on
exclaims or they're going to be on freeways in some of the states in the US
I know in California and in the state of New York they have yield signs on
acceleration lanes where you merge out on to the freeway and for the most part
I believe that that's about assigning responsibility in the event that there
is a crash for the purposes of insurance you don't really pay heed to the yield
sign simply get up to the speed of the flow of traffic and then merge on to the
freeway and I have other videos and I'll put those down in the description there
it's unlikely you're going to find a yield sign at a conventional
intersection now if you come up to an intersection and you're at a main
thoroughfare and there's a stop sign on your side and one on the other side of
the road straight through traffic has the right-of-way overturning traffic so
you have to give way one of the intersections we saw in the video there
there was a key intersection but on the other side was a private road you have
to give way to the private road and to all of the road users stop at the
correct position and perceive when the way is clear after you come to a
complete stop and again you might have to creep out so you can see the
intersection before proceeding four-way stops first person to arrive or the
vehicle on the right if you're unsure let the vehicle on the right growth now
first person to arrive the different cross traffic is going to take turns one
side is going to go and then the other side is going to go now if you come up
to the intersection and the vehicle across from you is turning in you're
proceeding straight the street turning traffic has the right-of-way over the
turning traffic and that is the way at most intersections straight through
traffic that's the right away overturning traffic now obviously that
most of these intersections you have to give the right-of-way to pedestrians
cyclists and people on scooters those are vulnerable road users and you have
to give the right-of-way to them and as I said also take note of some of the
urban planning which streets are your thoroughfares which you don't have to
stop every block and some of the residential areas you're going to have
to stop every block every couple of blocks because there's going to be a
stop sign and you're going to have to proceed across a main thoroughfare and
some of the main thoroughfares are going to be busier than other places if you do
get out onto a main highway oftentimes you're into traffic lights and those
types of things and as I said today this was just covering right-of-way and
giving way in residential areas it was for traffic lights and out on highways
and those types of things I'll do another video on complex intersections
and provide an overview of right-of-way question for my smart drivers what is
the most complicated residential intersection that you've encountered
that you have given you some difficulty and haven't understood exactly
right-of-way or what was the correct procedure for proceeding through that
intersection leave a comment down in the comment section there all of that helps
out the new drivers working towards getting their license and passing a road
test if you like what you see here share subscribe leave comment down in the
comment section as well if that thumbs up button check out all the videos here
on the channel if you're working towards the license or starting your career as a
truck or bus driver lots of great information here as well head over to
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here in the summertime we're going to bring out air brakes explain simply it's
a manual that updates the 40 year old air brakes as well there's 100
multiple-choice questions that you be asking bows to prop both a practical and
a theory exam I'm Rick with smart drive test thanks very much for watching good
luck on your road test and remember pick the best answer not necessarily the
right answer have a great day bye now
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