You are stopped at a two-way stop intersection in Oregon, intending to turn left. The driver across from you is going straight through. Who has the right of way?
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A.
You do: left turns always have priority.
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B.
The driver going straight through. Correct
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C.
Whichever driver arrived first.
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D.
Neither: both must wait for cross traffic.
The answer is "The driver going straight through."
At intersections with two-way stop signs across from each other, the driver turning left must yield to approaching or oncoming traffic going straight. The straight-through movement is the protected one; left-turners give way.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. You do: left turns always have priority.
Left turners yield to oncoming traffic going straight; the priority works the other way. Misreading: Inverts the rule by treating the left-turning driver as protected, when the manual specifies that the left turner is the one who must yield.
C. Whichever driver arrived first.
At a two-way stop with movements across from each other, the rule is structural (left yields to straight), not arrival-order. Misreading: Imports the four-way-stop courtesy of yielding to whoever stopped first; the manual's two-way-stop rule turns on direction of travel, not arrival order.
D. Neither: both must wait for cross traffic.
The two-way stop already signals which directions are stop-controlled; the question is between the two stopped drivers. Misreading: Treats the intersection as if all four directions were stop-controlled; with two-way stops, cross traffic is not stopped and the rule resolves between the two facing drivers.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Intersections," p.42..
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