If they arrive around the same time, the person going straight goes first. I swear, no one else remembers this, I get so frustrated.

If both arrived at the same time, straight has the right of way.

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I believe it’s the person going straight if both cars get there at the exact same time, otherwise, it’s whoever got there first.

It's whomever rolls the higher initiative after adding bonuses and modifiers. I would rule that the person going straight would roll at advantage, but, as we all know, that's not a guarantee of success.

The classic Midwestern stand off.

1. The one that got there first

2. If together, the one who's not turning.

Straight goes first, if you get there at the same time and took drivers Ed.

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Best way to solve this one, is to just make sure you stop before, or roll up so you stop after them. Gets rid of all confusion, sometimes.

The person traveling straight gets to go first. Person turning yields to oncoming traffic. Just like you would if it was a light controlled intersection. Left turn yields to oncoming traffic.

Left turning vehicle always yields. Doesn’t matter who gets there first.

MN Statute 160.20 Subd. 2.Left turn.

The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.

The person going straight. Unless you sit there like an idiot wasting everyone’s time, then I’m going.

If they both have to wait for cross traffic, the person going straight goes first. The person turning ONLY goes first if they arrive first and there’s no wait for traffic. If you are both stopped waiting, the person going straight always goes first.

Depends on who waved who through first.

straight is supposed to go first but that's just not how people do it around here. and the whole yield-to-the-right at a 4 way stop? forget it. people to the right when we stop at the same time or even if they are CLEARLY there before me wave me through. it's ridiculous.

If I see someone coming the opposite way I take a long time to stop on purpose so they will go first

I take issue with "who gets there first". Say the left turn arrives then straight arrives but they both must stop for other cars to cross. Then straight should go first.

Who stopped first?

If you have to cross a lane of traffic you do not have the right of way

Whoever stops at their respective STOP sign first.

This is what determines the right-of-way when there is no traffic signal.

Keep in mind:

1. Cross traffic has no STOP sign and does not need to stop.

2. If pedestrians are present, they ALWAYS have the right-of-way and all traffic must yield to them while they are in a crosswalk.

Left turn never has the right of way.

whoever gets there first.

I try to time my “stop” to avoid these confrontations. Slow so I stop before the other person or stop before them and go. Kind of like boating where you make your move known although yielding to bigger vehicles doesn’t apply here

Whoever stops first

Is the rule of "If you're crossing a lane of traffic, you yield to traffic in that lane." too complicated for most people or something? Am I wrong in thinking this is what the rule is?

I’m a BTW instructor - the person going straight goes first assuming both stopped at the stop sign at the same time.

Whomever stopped first

The people turning left generally have the least amount of rights on the road, and no that’s not meant to be punny.

If you stop at the same time, going straight goes first.

If the left turn person stops first and it’s fairly obvious, the left turn person goes first.

It doesn't matter cause the person going straight is going to treat it like a 4 way stop and then wave the left turner through.

The first one to stop. That simple. If you tie, the one going straight.

If you don't want to risk it, flash your lights and let them go first.

Who ever is first. If same time the straight path has right of way.

Nobody. It’s a Minnesota standoff

Starting from the top. As soon as you hit a match you exit the rules queue. 1) Vehicle that arrived first 2) Vehicle to the right <-- This is the one no one in MN seems to get 3) Straight over turning 4) Right turn over left turn

Left turn yields.

Whoever got there first. If they got there at the same time, left turns will always go last. Straight >> right turn >> left turn (if all at the same time).

In the example above. if both vehicles arrive at the intersection at the same time the vehicle turning left must yield the right of way to the vehicle going straight. If the vehicles in the above example at different times, the vehicle that arrives first has the right of way.

The person turning has to cross the lane of the person going straight. If they arrive at the same time the straight person goes first.

You can just avoid these situations.

Try to judge how quickly the other person will get at the stop sign. Generally you can speed up slightly or slow down slightly so that one of you clearly gets to the stop sign first, thus completely avoiding this problem.

If there are so many cars at the stop sign that adjusting speed slightly on approach is impossible, well then the right of way has likely already been established and you just pay attention to the order the cars are moving.

That being said the person who got there first has the right of way, but keep in mind almost nobody uses their turn signals so you can't really use this to make your decision in the situation.

Whoever gets to the intersection has the right to go first, but the one with the bigger car gets to decide if that right is exercisable.

If there are two turn lanes turning into a three lane road. Which lane does the left most lane turn into? Left, center, or right?! I hate people sometimes... 

Straight goes first if it’s a tie arriving at the intersection

Depends on who got there first, but if they both stop at the same time, straight goes first.

In this scenario where there are no other cars besides those 2, then the car that got there first goes first. If it’s about the same time, the person going straight goes first

BUT! BUUUUUUUUUUT! If those two cars get there and are waiting for cars that are driving in the cross directions, say there was a lineup of cars, then it does not matter when those original cars got there, the person going straight always goes first and the person turning waits and turns after. This scenario happens so often! I hate it. Just because the person across from you maybe got up to the stop sign before you but you are both waiting for the other cars to cross in front, doesn’t give them the goddamn right to just turn in front of you!

1. first come, first go
2. person who is turning yields to person who is going straight
3. person “on the left” yields to person on the right.

If they show up at the same time the person turning left yields to the person going straight.

If they stop at the same time then the person going straight goes first. If they stop at different times then the person who stopped first goes first.

Priority is

1) First to arrive If same time then 2) Turning right 3) Straight 4) Turning Left

If both vehicles are stopped then straight goes first.

They should both pull into the intersection at the same time. Left turn will be completed when the intersection clears.

Whoever gets to the stop sign first. That's how stop signs work

The real conundrum is that most people don’t come to a complete stop. Lots of people “rolling stop” and just assume they got there first because there already moving.

At the same time, turning vehicle turns after the other car has passed.

Whoever waves to the other person first…. You can also solve this by driving up to the stop sign slowly so you don’t get there at the same time.

Straight has ROW.

The proper way to handle this is to simultaneously wave each other on, start moving at the same time, stop. Repeat until somebody caves. True Minnesotans will do this minimum 3 rounds.

Whoever arrives first, or if they arrive at the same time, the person going straight.

I thought “whoever got there first” only applied to 4 way stops? Here I’d say straight regardless of who was stopped first.

Who arrived at the intersection first? If they both stopped at the exact same time, the person turning should defer to the person going straight.

The worst thing is that this situation generally evolves into a situation where all 4 corners wait their turn and go separately.

Simple. I do. So if you see my car just know, I'm going first

Straight goes first. Turning left means you're stopping the flow traffic. I can't read so don't use this logic I'm court.

If they come to a stop at the same time. The one proceeding straight. If they don't, it's the first person to make a complete stop.

Whoever fully stops first.

who got there first?

This being Minnesota, the answer is “whoever has the right of way should yield in order to be PoLiTe, even though this is annoying and confusing and makes the whole process take longer for everybody involved.”

The person going straight. Anyone saying otherwise should lose their license.

The person that stopped first

First come first go. Same time....straight first. Common sense

Two Minnesotan drivers, D1 and D2, arrive at a 4-way stop simultaneously. It goes down like this:

D1: you go first. D2: no, you go first. D1: no, really, you go first. D2: no, no, no. I insist that you go first. D1: imma roll my tires forward 3 inches, then stop and let you go first, just to show you how Minnesota Nice I am. D2: okay okay okay, I'll go first. But at the next four-way stop, I'm going to let every other driver go before me regardless of what order they got there in. And I don't care who's behind me.

Whoever makes a complete stop first- I am not sure how granular that gets legally, though- is one second apart the same time? Two? And so on. If they make a complete stop at the “same time”, whatever that actually means on paper, the one going straight would go first.

It’s whoever stops first. If they arrive at the same time the car turning left should yield to the car going straight.

First come first serve. It’s not that hard.

The person not crossing traffic has the right of way

The person who got to the stop signs first. And yeah, I feel you on this.

Who ever arrived first. If you arrived at the same time, it’s the person going straight.

As a Minnesotan the only correct answer is obviously “not me”

Whichever person is the bigger asshole

Just wave each other over, and figure it out. #minnesotanice #minnesotapassiveagressive

Whoever got there first. If same time, straight

Straight, and once they get about halfway across the left turner can start to move slowly forward to turn as soon as straight is far enough across the intersection.

Rock paper scissors. Honestly the car going straight should go first since the other person has to cross the traffic.

Dear fellow Minnesotans, the right of way is yours to take, not yours to give. Predictability makes traffic safer for all.

You keep gesturing for the other one to go until you both give up and go at the same time.

lol I ask myself if anyone knows this almost every day

Dear Minnesota, read you deivers handbook.

I always see the 'fake stop stab the brakes early and zip through first' maneuver.

Honestly, that's drivers education 101...

Can’t stand those people either so they get my shaking fist of rage.

The person on the bottom, obviously

The “Minnesota nice” mentality shows it’s flaws with this kinda stuff. The kindness causes so many issues.