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2001:4450:81E7:1E00:ADD6:A33:300F:1CBB at 00:25, 30 March 2026

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2001:4450:81E7:1E00:ADD6:A33:300F:1CBB at 00:23, 30 March 2026

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 | titletext = This PSA brought to you by several would-be assassins who tried to wave me in front of speeding cars in the last month and who will have to try harder next time.
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 ==Explanation==
 A PSA is a {{w|Public Service Announcement}}. Some drivers, when having {{w|Traffic#Passage_priority_(right_of_way)|priority}} by the rules of the road (termed "right of way" in US legal statutes), will let others take it before them. However, yielding the right of way when it is not required does not legally grant the other driver the right of way -- they may still be required to yield to other vehicles on the road. (Hence the title of the PSA: "Random drivers can't grant you the right of way as a gift.")

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 | titletext = This PSA brought to you by several would-be assassins who tried to wave me in front of speeding cars in the last month and who will have to try harder next time.
 }}
-{{toc}}
+{{TOC}}
 ==Explanation==
 A PSA is a {{w|Public Service Announcement}}. Some drivers, when having {{w|Traffic#Passage_priority_(right_of_way)|priority}} by the rules of the road (termed "right of way" in US legal statutes), will let others take it before them. However, yielding the right of way when it is not required does not legally grant the other driver the right of way -- they may still be required to yield to other vehicles on the road. (Hence the title of the PSA: "Random drivers can't grant you the right of way as a gift.")

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 | titletext = This PSA brought to you by several would-be assassins who tried to wave me in front of speeding cars in the last month and who will have to try harder next time.
 }}
+{{toc}}
 ==Explanation==
 A PSA is a {{w|Public Service Announcement}}. Some drivers, when having {{w|Traffic#Passage_priority_(right_of_way)|priority}} by the rules of the road (termed "right of way" in US legal statutes), will let others take it before them. However, yielding the right of way when it is not required does not legally grant the other driver the right of way -- they may still be required to yield to other vehicles on the road. (Hence the title of the PSA: "Random drivers can't grant you the right of way as a gift.")

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 * [https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title41/Chapter6A/41-6a-S801.html?v=C41-6a-S801_2015051220150512 The state of Utah also allows this to happen.]
 * In {{w|Denmark}}, it is considered bad practice to pause in the median strip when crossing; left turns should be carried out in a continuous maneuver.
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 :Random drivers can’t grant you the right of way as a gift.

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	A PSA is a {{w\|Public Service Announcement}}. Some drivers, when having {{w\|Traffic#Passage_priority_(right_of_way)\|priority}} by the rules of the road (termed "right of way" in US legal statutes), will let others take it before them. However, yielding the right of way when it is not required does not legally grant the other driver the right of way -- they may still be required to yield to other vehicles on the road. (Hence the title of the PSA: "Random drivers can't grant you the right of way as a gift.")		A PSA is a {{w\|Public Service Announcement}}. Some drivers, when having {{w\|Traffic#Passage_priority_(right_of_way)\|priority}} by the rules of the road (termed "right of way" in US legal statutes), will let others take it before them. However, yielding the right of way when it is not required does not legally grant the other driver the right of way -- they may still be required to yield to other vehicles on the road. (Hence the title of the PSA: "Random drivers can't grant you the right of way as a gift.")

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 At a 4-way stop, giving another driver the right of way is usually safe and courteous, but in other cases it can be dangerous. This comic is saying that people who exhibit this behavior dangerously can be assumed to be {{w|The_Terminator|Terminator}}-style assassins, sent to kill you by sending you into contention with other traffic to make it look like an accident, and thereby prevent some future act on your part that is not to their liking.
-In this comic, the deferential driver is holding up a queue of vehicles (including a large tractor-trailer truck) that is obscuring the immediate view of oncoming traffic. But instead of simply turning left and reducing the queue, the deferential driver is waving Randall's car into traffic, perhaps because they forgot that the other lanes have priority over the crossing driver. The effect could be to wave them through right into the path of another car traveling at full speed, a clever way for a time-traveling assassin to take down one's target without arousing suspicion.
+In this comic, the deferential driver is holding up a queue of vehicles (including a large tractor-trailer truck) that is obscuring the immediate view of oncoming traffic. Instead of simply turning left and reducing the queue, they are waving Randall's car into that traffic, perhaps because they forgot that the other lanes have priority over the crossing driver. The effect could be to wave him through right into the path of another car traveling at full speed — a clever way for a time-traveling assassin to take down one's target without arousing suspicion.
 Not pulling into traffic when your view is obstructed is good advice, and Randall's comical exaggeration may make the advice more memorable. Always check for yourself that your way is clear, and if your view is blocked, sit tight.