THERE'S RIGHT, AND THEN THERE'S DEAD RIGHT.

A Milwaukee television station provides a public service announcement.

When coming to a four-way stop in Wisconsin, the general right-of-way rule is the driver who arrives at the intersection first has the right-of-way.

However, when two vehicles approach an intersection with a four-way stop at the same time, the vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right. However, if a vehicle on the right is speeding, the driver forfeits the right-of-way.

If a driver comes upon traffic signals that are not working properly, drivers must then treat that intersection as a four-way stop.

I don't know, Yogi, if you're approaching one of those four-way stops and you see somebody to starboard charging up to the sign, do you insist on the right-of-way despite the other fellow showing every intention of running the stop, or at least of decoying you into thinking he is?

I'm told that in England, there are no four way stops, in part because of the potential for things going wrong.  Either there's a clockwise roundabout where two equal roads intersect, or perhaps a traffic signal, or there are stop signs only on the inferior road.