Looking right first?
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Road Captain
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Looking right first?
Why is it that most people look right first then look left after they come to a stop sign? After all you're going to get hit from your left first. I don't know, it always make me nervous when I am approaching a vehicle like this.
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As long as you look both ways does it really matter?
And by the way, I usually look in my rearview mirrors first when coming to a stop. Afterall the first vehicle you need to worry about is the one that might try climbing your ***.
Lee
And by the way, I usually look in my rearview mirrors first when coming to a stop. Afterall the first vehicle you need to worry about is the one that might try climbing your ***.
Lee
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I think the rule is, look left then right then left again. I'm using my peripheral vision 100% of the time and never stop looking both ways the whole time I'm crossing an intersection or turning. Never assume you have the right away under any circumstances.
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I can't say that I've ever noticed which direction anyone's looked first...hell, I don't even know what direction I look first.
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Not a set rule will work. As HarleyRiv said, it's about immediate threat, and I'll add summarization:
As you approach the stop, you should be deciding what your nearest threat is, look to the other direction, then back to the near threat before moving.
That could be either direction, depending on the intersection, but the left/right/left in the US is usually it. What about angled intersections? What about road hazards? What about nearby construction? What if your vision is impaired by some stupid bush on the corner? You see what I mean?
As you approach the stop, you should be deciding what your nearest threat is, look to the other direction, then back to the near threat before moving.
That could be either direction, depending on the intersection, but the left/right/left in the US is usually it. What about angled intersections? What about road hazards? What about nearby construction? What if your vision is impaired by some stupid bush on the corner? You see what I mean?
