§ 36-6. Stop and yield intersections.

(a)

Authority. The department of public works, traffic engineering division, is hereby authorized to determine and designate intersections where particular hazard exists and to determine:

(1)

Whether vehicles shall stop at one (1) or more entrances to any such intersection, in which event a stop sign will be erected at every such place where a stop is required; or

(2)

Whether vehicles shall yield right-of-way to vehicles on a different street, in which event a yield sign will be erected where obedience thereto is required.

(b)

Driver approaching stop sign:

(1)

Every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but 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;

(2)

Such driver after having stopped shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another roadway or which is approaching so closely on the roadway as to constitute an immediate hazard.

(c)

Driver approaching yield sign. 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, or shall stop if necessary, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian legally crossing the roadway on which he is driving, and to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard. Such driver having so yielded may proceed; however, a driver who enters a yield intersection without stopping and has or causes a collision with a pedestrian in a crosswalk or a vehicle in the intersection shall prima facie be considered not to have yielded as required herein. The foregoing shall not relieve the drivers of other vehicles approaching the intersection at such distance as not to constitute an immediate hazard from the duty to drive with due care to avoid a collision.

(d)

Additional signs. Additional stop signs can be placed upon direction of the parish council. Such direction shall be by resolution adopted by a majority of the council.

(e)

Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be punished as set forth in section 1-10 of this Code.

(Code 1961, § 11-19; Ord. No. 23671, § 8, 10-14-09)

State law reference

Right-of-way, R.S. 32:121 et seq.