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darkpuppet,Jul 17 2006, 07:52 AM Wrote:In a case like this, I'd say that 1 and 3 must yield to 2.. then proceed a la a 4 way stop.[right][snapback]197845[/snapback][/right]

#1 and #3 indeed both need to yield to the motorcycle, but then you made a mistake. Car #3 must yield to car #1 because #1 is on the right. People who drove in Europe said that European drivers don't use eye contact as often as Americans do, and they may seem to lack courtesy, but they compensate that by accurately following the rules.

Form my research, the key difference between America and Germany is that in America you should not assume that all drivers will follow the rule. In Germany, on the contrary, other drivers have the legal right to expect that you will follow the rules.