Narrative:

Landed at sfo runway 28R, exited taxiway east. Tower instructed 'taxi across runway 28L (an active runway) then contact ground.' no restrs or hold short instructions were given by tower. To clear runway 28L, it is necessary to taxi into taxiway B. A commuter was taxiing east on taxiway B at a speed I perceived would not allow him to yield, even though we had the right of way. In contacting ground, ground controller told us to hold short of taxiway B, yielding to other aircraft. Since the tower gave no instructions to yield or hold short per aim 4-69, I have to assume I am to clear the runway. This same situation in the same area has been experienced before. Each time I have discussed it with the tower, and each time I have been told I was correct, and had the right of runway. Each time, if I had assumed my right of way, there would have been a collision. This is a dangerous condition that happens continuously at this airport. Under conditions of poor visibility, it will become a deadly condition. Sfo, with its parallel runways, with limited space for aircraft clearing active runways, must change its procedures, follow the book perhaps, consider safety over moving increased numbers of aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CAPT COMPLAINT ABOUT CLRNC TO CROSS ACTIVE RWY, BUT THEN HAS TO STOP BEFORE CLRING RWY FOR TAXIING ACFT.

Narrative: LANDED AT SFO RWY 28R, EXITED TXWY E. TWR INSTRUCTED 'TAXI ACROSS RWY 28L (AN ACTIVE RWY) THEN CONTACT GND.' NO RESTRS OR HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN BY TWR. TO CLR RWY 28L, IT IS NECESSARY TO TAXI INTO TXWY B. A COMMUTER WAS TAXIING E ON TXWY B AT A SPD I PERCEIVED WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO YIELD, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. IN CONTACTING GND, GND CTLR TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY B, YIELDING TO OTHER ACFT. SINCE THE TWR GAVE NO INSTRUCTIONS TO YIELD OR HOLD SHORT PER AIM 4-69, I HAVE TO ASSUME I AM TO CLR THE RWY. THIS SAME SIT IN THE SAME AREA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BEFORE. EACH TIME I HAVE DISCUSSED IT WITH THE TWR, AND EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN TOLD I WAS CORRECT, AND HAD THE RIGHT OF RWY. EACH TIME, IF I HAD ASSUMED MY RIGHT OF WAY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY AT THIS ARPT. UNDER CONDITIONS OF POOR VISIBILITY, IT WILL BECOME A DEADLY CONDITION. SFO, WITH ITS PARALLEL RWYS, WITH LIMITED SPACE FOR ACFT CLRING ACTIVE RWYS, MUST CHANGE ITS PROCS, FOLLOW THE BOOK PERHAPS, CONSIDER SAFETY OVER MOVING INCREASED NUMBERS OF ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.