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Typically, uphill traffic has the right of way (Reference USFS driving). If driving in the mountains, one should be on the lookout for vehicles coming and wait at wide spots or pullouts for that traffic. This is to avoid meeting at a narrow part of the road and creating a difficult or even situation. With that said, many a time, I've backed down the hill for a loaded logging truck. IE, use good sense. A truck with 50,000-75,000 pounds of logs cannot stop or back up a hill very well or very safely, so local conditions may dictate yielding at any time for safety's sake.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoAccording to the DMV handbook, which I just read online directly at the DMV's website claims that the driver facing uphill has the right of way. The driver facing downhill has more control over their vehicle and must back up until a safe area is reached where the uphill facing driver can safely pass. This is directly from the DMV's online drivers' manual.
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∙ 10y agoIn mountain driving settings, the Department of Motor Vehicles tells drivers that when two drivers meet on a steep road where neither can pass, the vehicle facing downhill must back up and yield the right-of-way to the vehicle going uphill. This, because gravity works more in the favor of the vehicle that is attempting to head downhill, as it gives the driver more control when backing up. However, the opposite is true for the driver trying to get up the hill. If he or she decided to reverse down the hill, that same gravity could cause the driver to lose control and crash.
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∙ 10y agothe car going uphill has the right of way because the person going downhill has more traction backing up
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∙ 13y agothe one going up hill has to yield the right of way of the downhill traffic. Downhill traffic always has the right of way, harder to stop.
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∙ 11y agoThe vehicle headed downhill.
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Does car in left lane or right lane have right of way if sign says left lane ends and only one lane to drive on?
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right lane
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right lane
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From the lane nearest the right hand curb into the lane nearest the right hand curb -UNLESS of course - making a LEGAL left hand turn into a one-way street. Then it would be from the lane closest to the left hand curb into the lane nearest the left hand curb.
When turning left from a three-lane one-way street you should turn from the?
right lane
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I would say the vehicle on the right is at fault, because the vehicle on the left is a "passing vehicle." You must always yield the right-of-way and keep to the right of a passing vehicle on the left. Or whoever has the bigger vehicle
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In Ohio can you turn right on red from a lane other than the curb lane if you are turning onto a one way street?
yes
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The driver in the lane that is not blocked. The other driver must wait for a clear lane before proceeding.
In a merge situation the right of way goes to the car occupying the lane into which other cars are merging?
the vehicle on the interstate has the right of way. The vehicle that is trying to merge onto the highway must yield to the traffic that is already there. It obviously depends on where you are and the local instructions there. What if you are turning onto a road in the right lane and the traffic in the left lane comes into the right lane and hits you. Who is at fault?
When turning from a three lane one way street you should turn from the?
You should always only turn from the lane closest to the direction you wish to turn. For example you will turn only from the far left lane if you are turning to the left. If you wish to turn right then you will have to do this from the far right lane only.
