TAYLORSVILLE – The N.C. Department of Transportation is planning to convert Gill Childers Road at Three Forks Church Road in Taylorsville to an all-way stop.
Message boards were deployed earlier this week to notify drivers of the change and will remain on site for about a month. State forces will convert the intersection on Feb. 25 by adding new stop bar markings and additional stop signs.
Drivers approaching a four-way stop should follow these right of way rules:
The first vehicle to the intersection has the right of way ahead of any vehicle that has not yet arrived
When two or more vehicles reach an intersection at the same time, the vehicle to the right has the right of way
The vehicle with the right of way may move straight ahead or, if legal and after signaling, turn left or right
When two facing vehicles approach an intersection at the same time, both drivers can move straight ahead and turn right. If one driver is going straight while the other wants to turn left, the driver who wants to turn left must yield. The driver who is traveling straight ahead has the right of way
Even with the right of way, remember to use the appropriate turn signals and be careful to avoid hitting other vehicles and/or pedestrians.
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