Show excerpts frommon from motor 0 laws blaw s given biven s by state automobile association F failure allure of motorists t to 0 observe serap right of way rules at intersections isk I 1 a f frequent r cause of traffic accidents as shown by official records it is pointed out in a statement by the public safety department off the UTAH MOTORISTS association urging motorists mot orista to familiarize themselves with right of way rules ruler and obey them for their own protection as well as the safety of others the motor motorists lits op organization summarized the law on the subject as follows at intersection right of way must be yielded to any car already in the intersection the driver on the right has the right of way only when two cars enter an intersection at the same time when making left turns the driver must give a hand signal continuously for the last feet before turning if approaching cars are far enough away so as not to constitute an immediate hazard cars may then turn and have the legal right of way if approaching cars are too close however he must yield the right of way to oncoming vehicles having so yielded he may then proceed to turn and ampro aching a traffic must then y ald id to him 1 it al or through highway the ilia driver must ali first stop then proceed as in the case of the left turn only whon when approaching pro aching cars are far enough away to offer no danger of collision but after yielding to immediately approaching pro aching traffic foffi tile the entering driver h as ar t the ca a right of way cars in ili an intersection have the right of way over approaching cars drivers entering public highways from private roads or driveways have i not right of way but must wait until they can proceed safely drivers must pull over to the right as far as possible and stop upon hearing huarin g the siren of a police car ambulance or fire apparatus except at pedestrian tunnels or overhead crossings motorists must yield right of way to pedestrians cross ing any roadway within any marked crosswalk or unmarked crosswalk at the end of a block although jaywalkers jay walkers do not have the right of way motorists must nevertheless use caution for the safety of such pedestrians |