Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic control signals exhibiting successively, one at a time, the color green for go, yellow or amber for caution, red for stop or flashing signals, traffic shall be regulated and controlled thereby as follows. Any person operating a vehicle contrary to the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation hereof.
A. Green Means Go:
1. Vehicular traffic facing a green signal may proceed straight through or may turn right or left if the traffic control signal is at an intersection unless such turn at such place be otherwise prohibited, but vehicular traffic shall yield the right of way to other vehicles and pedestrians lawfully within the roadway intersection or crosswalk controlled by the signal at the time such signal is exhibited.
2. Pedestrians facing the green signal may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
B. Yellow Or Amber Means Caution:
1. Vehicular traffic facing the yellow or amber signal shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk, except that if such stop cannot be made in safety, a vehicle may be cautiously driven through the roadway, intersection or crosswalk controlled by the signal.
2. Pedestrians facing the yellow or amber signal are thereby advised that there is not enough time to cross the roadway, and they shall remain on the curb line and not proceed across the roadway controlled by the signal until the next green signal appears.
C. Red Means Stop:
1. Vehicular traffic facing the red signal shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at a limit line, when marked, and shall remain standing and shall not enter the intersection or roadway to the front until the green signal is shown unless the traffic commission 2 shall, by resolution, authorize a right turn and shall cause to be placed proper signs indicating such permission.
2. Pedestrians facing a red signal shall not proceed across the roadway to the front until the next green signal appears.
D. Flashing Red Signal Means Stop: Vehicular traffic facing the flashing red signal shall first stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or a limit line when marked and then proceed with caution and with regard to the rules of right of way.
E. Flashing Yellow Signal Means Caution: Vehicular traffic facing the yellow or amber signal may proceed through the intersection or pass such signal only with caution. (1984 Code § 23-14)
Notes
| 1 | 1. SDCL § 32-28-1 et seq. |
| 2 | 1. See title 3, chapter 6 of this code. |