存在交通法来确保您的安全。如果您不服从他们，那么您可能会遇到可能损坏或总车辆的撞车事故，并造成严重伤害甚至死亡。大多数交通事故是由于未能遵守与通行权有关的法律而发生的，因此您了解它们至关重要。
“Right-of-Way” is a term that identifies who is entitled to enter roadways, change lanes, move through intersections, make turns or conduct other movements when traffic is present. It is vital that motorists and pedestrians alike understand the laws regarding right-of-way, and it is equally important that you know when to cede right of way even when another person may be legally in the wrong.
Summary of Georgia right-of-way laws
在佐治亚州，可以将通行权法总结如下：
If you are travelling toward an intersection, and you are coming up on a stop sign, you have to stop and give the right of way to anyone in a vehicle or on foot who is already there, or who is close enough that you cannot proceed without risking a collision.
If there is no stop sign or signal, then you must give the right of way to whoever arrives at the intersection first. If you arrive at the same (or nearly the same) time, then the vehicle on the right has right of way.
At 4-way stops, pedestrians have the right of way. Then, vehicles may move through on a “first come, first served” basis. If two vehicles arrive at roughly the same time, right of way goes to the vehicle on the right.
尽管这不是法律，但有点普遍的礼貌和良好的感觉通常可以防止无法合理确定通行权的事故。
When you are approaching a “yield” sign, you must slow down, and be ready to stop and give way to oncoming traffic.
If you are merging, give way to traffic already on the roadway.
在有交通信号灯的地方，请勿仅仅因为绿灯而进入交叉路口。仅当您不会阻止来自其他方向的流量时，才应该继续进行。
When crossing a highway or entering from a secondary road, private road or alley, yield to other vehicles and pedestrians already in the main roadway.
Without exception, you must yield to fire, police or other emergency vehicles when their sirens are sounding and their blue and red lights are flashing. Slow down, and move over to the side of the road. If you are in an intersection, keep going until you are out of the intersection, and then pull over. You must also always yield to highway maintenance vehicles.
Penalties for failure to yield
在佐治亚州，如果您未能产生权利，将对您的驾驶执照进行三分罚款。罚款将因县而异，但通常可以预计未能屈服于另一辆私人车辆的罚款在140至225美元之间，如果您未能屈服于紧急或维修车辆，则最高可罚款550美元。
有关更多信息，请咨询Georgia Drivers Manual, Section 5, pages 22-23.
