Traffic · Checker

4-way stop right-of-way checker

Set up a four-way stop scenario and see who should go next, which cars can clear together, and where the common confusion points are: first arrival, right-hand ties, and left turns yielding to oncoming traffic.

What this page targets

This is built for searches like who goes first at a 4-way stop, 4-way stop rules, left turn at 4-way stop, and same time at stop sign who has right of way.

It is a quick scenario explainer, not legal advice. Local rules about pedestrians, bikes, and edge cases can add extra duties.

Useful because it does more than a static article

  • It distinguishes arrival order from conflict order instead of mixing them together.
  • It shows when opposite directions can clear together rather than forcing a fake single-file answer.
  • It flags courtesy deadlocks where eye contact matters because the statutory tie-break is no longer clean.

Read the launch note for this checker.

Build the intersection

Use 1 for earliest arrival. Matching numbers mean the drivers stopped at about the same time.

North approach

East approach

South approach

West approach

Live verdict

Rule summary

Primary rule

First full stop goes first

Same-time tie

Yield to the driver on your right

Turning conflict

Left turns yield to opposing straight or right turns

What this checker does not model

  • Pedestrians already in the crosswalk
  • Emergency vehicles, police direction, or broken signals
  • State-specific oddities beyond the common all-way-stop pattern