View 4-way stop: Cheek Rd @ Burton Rd, Durham in a larger map

This week NCDOT will convert a rural intersection east of Durham -- Cheek Road (SR 1800) @ Burton Road (SR 1818) -- to a 4-way stop.

Drivers on Burton now stop at that corner. New signs will be installed to make drivers on Cheek stop, too.

Who goes first at a 4-way stop? It depends (first) on who gets there first and (second) on who is to whose right. DOT offers helpful reminders on the proper etiquette at 4-way stop intersections. ... [MORE]

View 4-Way Stop: Old Raleigh Rd @ MacKenan Drive, Cary in a larger map

Next week NCDOT will convert a Cary intersection -- Old Raleigh Road at MacKenan Drive, just south of the Auto Mall and U.S. 64 -- to a 4-way stop.

Drivers on MacKenan now stop at that corner. New signs will be installed to make drivers on Old Raleigh stop, too.

Who goes first? It depends first on who gets there first and second on who is to whose right. DOT offers helpful reminders on the proper etiquette at 4-way stop intersections.

As drivers approach the intersection, they are advised to follow these right of way rules: ... [MORE]