Driver’s Manual | 33 CHAPTER 5 / INTERSECTIONS AND TURNS RIGHT-OF-WAY Here are examples of right-of-way rules: Most traffic crashes occur at intersections when  a driver makes a turn. Many occur in large parking  lots like at shopping centers. To prevent this type  of crash, you must understand the right-of-way  rules and how to make correct turns. Traffic signs, signals and pavement markings  do not always resolve traffic conflicts. A green  light, for example, does not resolve the conflict  of when a car turns left at an intersection while  an approaching car goes straight through the  intersection. The right-of-way rules help resolve  these conflicts. They tell you who goes first and  who must wait in different conditions. Example:  You approach an intersection. The  traffic light is green and you want to drive straight  through. Another vehicle, coming from the oppo- site direction, is already in the intersection making  a left turn. You must let that vehicle complete its  turn before you enter the intersection. Example : You want to turn left at an intersection  ahead. A vehicle reaches the intersection from the  opposite direction and moves straight ahead. You  must wait for approaching traffic to go through  before you turn. You may enter the intersection to  prepare for your left turn if the light is green and  no other vehicle ahead of you plans to make a  left turn (see “Turns” later in this chapter). When  you enter the intersection, keep to the right of the  center line. Keep your wheels straight to prevent  being pushed into oncoming traffic if your vehicle  is hit from behind. When traffic headed toward  you clears or stops for a red light, complete your  turn when you can do so safely. You must also yield to traffic headed toward  you when you turn left into a driveway, parking lot  or other area, even if there are no signs or signals  that control the turn. For any left turn, the law requires you to yield  to any traffic headed toward you that is close  enough to be a hazard. The decision about when  traffic is too close takes experience and judg- ment. If you have any concern, wait for traffic to  pass before you turn left. Example : You are stopped at a stop sign and you  are going to go straight through the intersection.  A driver on the cross road has stopped at a stop  sign on your right and is going to go straight. You  must yield the right-of-way to the other driver. Example:  You are stopped at a red light. A pedes- trian steps into the crosswalk, and then the light  turns green. You must wait for the pedestrian to  go across. You must also yield to pedestrians in  crosswalks on your left or right before you turn. Example:  You intend to leave a parking lot and  turn right when you enter a street. A vehicle  approaches from your left. You must stop and wait  for the vehicle to pass before you enter the street.  If you were to turn left, you would have to yield to  vehicles that approach from both directions. If a  pedestrian walked across the parking lot exit, you  would have to wait for that person to go across. • A driver who approaches an intersection  must yield the right-of-way to traffic that is in the intersection. • If drivers approaching from opposite di- rections reach an intersection at about the  same time, a driver that turns left must yield  to traffic that moves straight or turns right. • A vehicle that enters a roadway from a  driveway, private road or another place that  is not a roadway, must stop and yield the  right-of-way to traffic on the roadway and to pedestrians. • At intersections not controlled by signs or  signals, or where two or more drivers stop at  STOP signs at the same time and they are at right angles, the driver on the left  must yield the right-of-way to the driver on  the right. • Drivers must yield to pedestrians who legally use marked or unmarked crosswalks.  This means you must slow down or stop if necessary. • You cannot enter an intersection if traffic is  backed up on the other side and you can-