To 'yield the right of way' means to enter an intersection in a manner that will not impede the progress of traffic coming through it. There you have it. And remember 'right of way' is something given not taken. You may think because you are the first one at the intersection you have the 'right'. You maybe right, and you could be dead right.
Dead right is just as dead as dead wrong.
Millions of people are driving automobiles weighing several thousand pounds, traveling at high rates of speed and have never been taught the mechanics of driving. What ever the case maybe we must practice intersections safety. While talking to some Baytown drivers, a few intersections have been mentioned as being extremely hazardous. Yes, potentially all of them are hazardous. However, if we look before we leap, we won't end up in a heap.