[§291C-63]  Vehicle entering stop or yield
intersection.  (a)  Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be
indicated by stop signs or yield signs.



(b)  Except when directed to proceed by a
police officer or traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching
a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked
stop line, but if none, before entering the 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 the intersection.  After having stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way
to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which
is approaching so closely on the other highway as to constitute an immediate
hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the
intersection.



(c)  The driver of a vehicle approaching a
yield sign shall in obedience to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for
the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop at a
clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the
near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting
roadway.  After slowing or stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to
any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as
to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving across
or within the intersection; provided that if such a driver is involved in a
collision with a vehicle in the intersection, after driving past a yield sign
without stopping, the collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the
driver's failure to yield right-of-way. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]