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  2. International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

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    The Racing Rules of Sailing, which govern the conduct of yacht and dinghy racing under the sanction of national sailing authorities which are members of World Sailing, are based on the COLREGs, but differ in some important matters such as overtaking and right of way close to turning marks in competitive sailing. [66]

  3. Traffic - Wikipedia

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    An aircraft towing or refueling other aircraft has the right-of-way over all other engine-driven aircraft; Powered parachute, weight-shift-control aircraft, airplane, and rotorcraft; In addition, head-on approaching aircraft shall alter course to the right. An aircraft being overtaken has the right-of-way.

  4. Bidirectional traffic - Wikipedia

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    Entry to and exit from airports is always one-way traffic, as runways are chosen to allow aircraft to take off and land into the wind, to reduce ground speed. [8] Even in no wind cases, a preferred calm wind runway and direction is normally chosen and used by all flights, to avoid collisions. [ 9 ]

  5. Overtaking - Wikipedia

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    Overtaking on the inside or undertaking [16] [17] [18] refers to the practice of overtaking a slower vehicle on a road using the lane that is curb side of the vehicle being passed; that is to say, a lane to the left of the vehicle in countries where driving is on the left, or a lane to the right of the vehicle in countries where driving is on ...

  6. Right of way - Wikipedia

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    Right of way drawing of U.S. Route 25E for widening project, 1981 Right of way highway marker in Athens, Georgia Julington-Durbin Peninsula Powerline Right of Way. A right of way (also right-of-way) is a transportation corridor along which people, animals, vehicles, watercraft, or utility lines travel, or the legal status that gives them the right to do so.

  7. Traffic separation scheme - Wikipedia

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    If a ship wants to cross a traffic-lane it should do so at a right angle to avoid endangering ship traffic using the traffic-lanes (although traffic in the lane does not automatically have the right-of-way [1]). To minimize the amount of time a crossing ship spend crossing the traffic-lanes, there should be a right angle between the lane ...

  8. Priority signs - Wikipedia

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    The general principle that establishes who has the right to go first is called "right of way" or "priority". It establishes who has the right to use the conflicting part of the road and who has to wait until the other does so. The vehicle that does not need to wait is said to "have the right of way" or to "have priority."

  9. Traffic law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    List of some standard rules of the road: Entering and leaving roadways. Right of way at marked and unmarked intersections under various conditions. Observing and interpreting traffic signs (especially warning, priority or prohibitory traffic signs) Keeping to right side (or left side) except to pass others, where passing is allowed.