Re: fatality stats

[Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jonathan West wrote:
> You cannot forfiet your right away.  You can
> waive people on, flash your lights, beep your horn, and tell them how to
> drive all you want, but the right of way is the right of way.  If you
> choose to ever take it away from someone, guess who's at fault if it is
> eventful?  Regardless of who flashed his lights for the go ahead.

Be careful with this generalization -- I can vary from state to state in
the US, and thus I imagine it may not be accurate elsewhere in the
world. For instance, when I took the MSF Beginner course in Maryland I
was surprised to learn that Maryland traffic law considers a turn signal
to be a non-verbal agreement between the signaler and others on the
road.

Thus imagine the situation where a person is signaling their intention
to turn onto the side road you're on, and you pull out into the road
ahead of them. However, the other person doesn't turn and instead plows
into you. In Kansas you'd be the one at fault because you failed to
respect the other vehicle's right of way. In Maryland, though, the other
driver would be at fault because they were signaling their intention to
turn, thus yielding their right of way to you.

I imagine there are similar, different interpretations of flashing high
beams...

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Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Higher Education Consulting
KPMG Consulting, LLC
McLean, VA

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