§ 70.51 STOP AND YIELD SIGNS.
   (A)   Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs, as authorized in 625 ILCS 5/11-302.
   (B)   Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle and every motorist of a streetcar 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 intersection roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
   (C)   The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign, if required for safety to stop, shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, 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.
(Prior Code, § 70.51) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see 625 ILCS 5/11-1204