Right Of Way Question

OK, fellas, read this carefully. It's really fairly easy, as long as you follow the logic:
Since neither lane is a 'through road', rules pertaining to 'entering a highway' do not apply (as opposed to further up the ramp, where they will). Since this is not a common crossing or T intersection, you need to fall back to the cardinal rule of priorite adroit, or, 'when in doubt, the person on the RIGHT has priority'. This is the one rule which is universal in all countries where you drive on the right. Therefore, if 2 cars come together, it's the one on the RIGHT who has priority.

 

“Not me!!
I’m jumping in front, then slamming on brakes to 20 for no reason.”

Most peoples thoughts that i see trying to merge.

 

Wrong, that sets someone up for a blind spot accident.

Priorité à droite doesn't apply to merges, these are merges and not road entrances as Priorité à droite applies.

 

Well, I hope you never try to drive a vehicle in either France or the Canadian province of Quebec; there priorite adroit applies to EVERYTHING! They actually post signs on roundabouts for people entering to yield, otherwise NOBODY would get out of them in heavy traffic.

When you boil it down, there are only a few basic rules that will work in 99.9% of intersections:

1) Vehicles already inside an intersection have priority over those entering
2) Those going straight have priority over those turning
3) A person turning right has priority over a person turning left
4) A person travelling on a highway has priority over a person entering (which is essentially rule#1)
5) When all else fails, the person on your right has priority

I've seen a few illogical local rules, like in Texas, if you are exiting an interstate onto a parallel feeder, you have priority (thankfully, MOST of these intersections are marked with yield signs..)

 

Depends on the jurisdiction.
Different states have different rules on legal right of way.

 

Huh? I think Silverspur was talking about "merging" and it appears you are talking about intersections. If you are merging into flowing traffic, it's your responsibility to yield. Not the "person on the right" Don't know about France or Canada but I'm pretty certain this is how it works in the states.

 

Well, I have driven both in France and in Quebec, many times.

They do have merges on the autoroutes and the same rules apply to them, the one on the roadway has the right away but there is an unwritten rule to move over if you can to allow someone to merge.



I understand the rules but see this isn't about intersections or roundabouts, it is about merging feeders, which are parallel to the highway, it is clear that the left is always the one who has right away, you even said so -

 

Right of way is a can of worms that you don’t want to open.

 

Reguardless, a CDL driver must prevent an accident.

Worse case scenario the vehicle on the right doesn't yield and crashes into a truck causing a DOT accident. The car gets cited for failure to yield, the CDL driver gets a Preventable DOT accident for not slowing down trying to prevent it.

 

That is why companies install dashcams in trucks!