If I am driving on a road, and a flying saucer with a spotlight is hovering ahead waiting to land, do I have to stop in the roadway and yield to them? Or do they have to yield to cars in the road? I checked my states driving manual and they don’t mention alien air/spacecraft at all.
I would guess that the UFO would have the right of way, as traffic would have to eventually stop for them anyways. Should I just stop in the roadway and put my hazards on so the flying saucer pilot is aware I am yielding the right of way to them?
A few general traffic laws apply:
1: The UFO is not a legally registered road vehicle and they must yield to all traffic.
2: If you see a hazardous situation, like the UFO not clearly following traffic laws giving you space, you must do your part to avoid injury by avoiding a collision.
So after you do brake for the UFO, or swerve and honk, you may go to the police and inform them of the aliens’ traffic violation. They may then get a fine.
If you say “fuck it Im in the right” and crash into them, you are both breaking the law, but you are in bigger trouble for willfully endangering life and property. You get prison, the aliens get a fine.
But don’t brake violently, there might be other cars behind you.
This is the type of information those classified air force documents are full of.
It’s probably best if a driver yields to a flying saucer.
Give up your right-of-way when it will help prevent collisions.
When entering traffic, you must proceed with caution and yield to the traffic already occupying the lanes.
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/handbook/california-driver-handbook/laws-and-rules-of-the-road/
Makes sense. I think if there are no cars behind you, stopping and letting the saucer land is the best way to go
It doesn’t matter if anything is behind you or not: any other road users would also be obligated to give up their right of way (by stopping) if you chose to stop, if doing so would help prevent collisions.
If its hovering above the lane and you can drive under it without crashing and it seems like it isn’t going to land or inte ding to land, there is no law requiring you to yield but I personally would try to switch lanes and not be directly underneath it.
If it seems like it is going to land, I would yield to it same as a plane landing on a highway, but usually highway police are there to start a traffic break after being radiod by local ATC anyway.
There is no need to put on your hazards, they can see that you have stopped. If they can’t, then it doesn’t matter since they can’t see you.
I would honestly recommend trying to leave the area as quickly and safely as you can, because if it isn’t hostile already, it will be when the army arrives.
so, Just for the record.
They’re bigger than you are. This is like those tiny subcompacts that try to keep a giant truck from entering their lane.
Sure, you’re in the right. Still dumb to not let them in.
Incidentally, however, it’s important to note that things hovering in the sky will likely be pushed out of the way instead of the otherway around. All those helicopter’s blocking cars? a kid could push it out of the way. (it just has alot of inertia, but it’s got nothing keeping it from moving.)
How can you distinguish between native and alien UFOs? Once you’ve identified where it is from, is it still a UFO?
The UFO could be issued a citation for taking an unauthorized vehicle on a public roadway, which would give you a very strong case to have them pay for any damages to your car in the event of a collision.
However, if you don’t have full coverage, or uninsured motorist coverage at least, you will be in for a battle with your insurance company when they can’t track down the other driver (pilot?).
As always, defensive driving is your best bet. Avoid the collision and none of the other details matter.
The math might change if it’s one of those anal probe aliens, though. No judgement if that’s your thing, but I also won’t blame anyone for avoiding that situation even if it costs them a few out of pocket repairs.
The UFO could be issued a citation for taking an unauthorized vehicle on a public roadway
It’s not that simple though. UFO’s are allowed to land on public roadways if they do so safely (on a low traffic road, not blocking multiple lanes, exits the roadway quickly after landing).
Yield? I recommend a U-turn. Laws be damned, the authorities are gonna have more important things to worry about.
No, because a UFO is subjective. If you’ve never seen an airplane or a drone before, it may be a UFO. To most other folks, it’s an IFO.
The correct answer depends on whether or not you know where your towel is.
