(A) Every person operating any vehicle shall, upon approaching any stop sign erected in accordance with a resolution authorized by this chapter (or adopted pursuant to § 71.05), cause such vehicle to come to a complete stop before entering or crossing any street, highway, or railroad crossing.
(B) The vehicle operator shall stop at a marked stop line, or, if there is no stop line, before entering the crosswalk; but if neither is indicated, then as near the right-of-way line of the intersecting roadway as possible.
(`77 Code, § 5-207)