HIGH POINT – An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor will install an all-way stop at the intersection of Skeet Club Road and Dilworth Road on Tuesday, Nov. 3 in Guilford County.
NCDOT determined an all-way stop is the most cost-effective way to improve safety at this location based on an N.C. Spot Safety Program review, which examines traffic volumes, crash data and crash patterns.
Drivers should be alert to crews working in the area and the new changes at the intersection. In addition to the stop signs, crews from McCain Striping Company of Browns Summit will install “Stop Ahead" and “New Traffic Pattern," placards in the area, plus new pavement markings to alert and direct drivers.
To learn more about an all-way stop, visit the webpage.
NCDOT crash data shows all-way stops reduce total crashes by 55%, fatal and serious injury crashes by 92% and frontal-impact crashes with minor injuries by 72%.
Drivers approaching an all-way stop should follow these rules:
- The first vehicle to the intersection has the right of way ahead of any vehicle that has not yet arrived;
- When two or more vehicles reach an intersection at the same time, the vehicle to the right has the right of way;
- The vehicle with the right of way may move straight ahead or, if legal and after signaling, turn left or right;
- When two facing vehicles approach an intersection at the same time, both drivers can move straight ahead and turn right. If one driver is going straight while the other wants to turn left, the driver who wants to turn left must yield. The driver who is traveling straight ahead has the right of way; and
- Even with the right of way, remember to use the appropriate turn signals and be careful to avoid hitting other vehicles and/or pedestrians.