You are stopped at a stop sign and you are going to go straight through the intersection. A car on the cross road has stopped at the same time at a stop sign on your right and is going to go straight. Who has the right-of-way?
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The car on your right.
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Whoever enters the intersection first.
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No one.
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You.
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Explanation
If two vehicles arrive at an intersection controlled by stop signs at about the same time, both must stop, and the driver on the left must yield the right-of-way to the driver on the right. If there are no signs at all, the first vehicle to arrive may proceed first into the intersection.
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