The driver of any vehicle shall obey the traffic-control instructions of persons authorized by the State Road Commissioner or by proper local authorities to operate traffic-control devices, act as flaggers or operate follow-vehicles at or near the site of street or highway construction or maintenance work, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this subchapter. Any person failing to comply with the requirements of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1991 Code, § 19-70) Penalty, see § 72.999
Editor’s note:
For transfer of duties of State Road Commissioner to Department of Highways, see W.Va. Code § 17-2A-1.