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traffic alert: cary intersection will be a 4-way stop
by Brian ShraderPublished Aug. 21, 2009
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From the DOT:
During the week of Aug. 24, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division 5 Traffic Services Unit plans to modify the intersection of Old Raleigh Road (State Road 1435) and MacKenan Drive in Cary to include a four-way stop. The intersection currently requires vehicles to stop on MacKenan Drive, but traffic on Old Raleigh Road is not required to stop.
This intersection is being converted to a four-way stop following an NCDOT investigation that found traffic volumes and other factors warranted installing the additional stop signs on Old Raleigh Road. Crews will also be installing stop bars and “stop ahead” pavement markings on Old Raleigh Road to help warn motorists of the new stop condition. If inclement weather affects the area, NCDOT will postpone making the changes until the weather permits. On-site flagmen will control traffic through the intersection while work is under way.
As drivers approach the intersection, they are advised to follow these right of way rules:
· The first vehicle to the intersection has the right of way ahead of any vehicle that has not yet arrived;
· When two or more vehicles reach an intersection at the same time, the vehicle to the right has the right of way;
· The vehicle with the right of way may move straight ahead or, if legal and after signaling, turn left or right;
· When two facing vehicles approach an intersection at the same time, both drivers can move straight ahead or turn right. If one driver is going straight while the other wants to turn left, the driver who wants to turn left must yield. The driver who is traveling straight ahead has the right of way; and
· Even with the right of way, remember to use the appropriate turn signals and be careful to avoid hitting other vehicles and/or pedestrians.
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August 21, 2009 1:39 p.m.
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August 21, 2009 1:38 p.m.
It's amazing how many people do not understand this. I am continuously baffled by those that believe that their right hand turn gives them right-of-way over an opposing vehicle already at the intersection ready to turn left.
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August 21, 2009 1:29 p.m.
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