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Pa. C. S. § 3323. Stop signs and yield signs
75 Pa. C. S. § 3323. Stop
signs and yield signs
(a) INTERSECTIONS CONTROLLED BY SIGNS.-- Preferential
right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs
as authorized in section 6124 (relating to erection of traffic-control devices
at intersections).
(b) DUTIES AT STOP SIGNS.-- Except when directed to proceed
by a police officer or appropriately attired persons authorized to
direct, control or regulate traffic, every driver of a vehicle approaching
a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line or, if no stop line is
present, before entering a crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or,
if no crosswalk is present, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway
where the driver has a clear view of approaching traffic on the intersecting
roadway before entering If, after stopping at a crosswalk or clearly marked
stop line, a driver does not have a clear view of approaching traffic, the
driver shall, after yielding the right-of-way to any pedestrian in the crosswalk,
slowly pull forward from the stopped position to a point where the driver has
a clear view of approaching traffic The driver shall yield the right-of-way
to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely
as to constitute a hazard during the time when the driver is moving across
or within the intersection or junction of roadways and enter the intersection
when it is safe to do so.
(c) DUTIES AT YIELD SIGNS.-- The driver of a vehicle approaching
a yield sign shall in obedience to the sign slow down to a speed
reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop,
shall stop before entering a crosswalk on the near side of the intersection
or, if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver
has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering
After slowing down or stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to
any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely
as to constitute a hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within
the intersection of roadways If a driver is involved in a collision with a
vehicle in the intersection or junction of roadways after driving past a yield
sign, the collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of failure of the
driver to yield the right-of-way.
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