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As far as I know, Maryland has no requirement to treat darkened traffic lights as 4-way stop intersections. Rather one should treat the intersection as if the traffic light was not there.

Stricly speaking, that means yield to vehicles and pedestrians already in the intersection, and to vehicles on the right.

The challenge is that most drivers revert to what they (or their parents) did at that intersection before the light was installed. Usually in the suburbs, that means that a favored road has right of way--but if two roads of equal volume intersect, it may mean 4-way stop.

Can anyone explain why the lights can't have enough emergency power to become blinkers during a power failure?

by Jim T on Jul 2, 2012 10:12 am • link • report

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