(A) Whenever any stop sign has been placed in the public streets by the city it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to fail to come to a full stop in obedience thereto before proceeding through the intersection.
(B) Whenever any red and green traffic light has been placed in the public streets by the Police Department it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle approaching the sign from a direction toward which the red light is shining to fail to come to a full stop in obedience thereto; and the driver shall not proceed into the intersection until the green light is shining in that direction.
(C) After having come to a full stop the driver may proceed into the intersection for the purpose of making a right turn after he or she shall have ascertained that to do so will in no way endanger the person or property of another in the intersection. Right turns after stopping on a red signal light are prohibited at pedestrian-activated signals and other intersections so designated by the City Council. Signs indicating no right turn on red shall be posted by the Chief of Police.
(D) Any pedestrian and the driver of any vehicle approaching any red and green traffic light from a direction into which the red light is not shining shall have the right-of-way to enter or pass through the crosswalk or intersection at which the signal is placed.
(1975 Code, § 23-72) (Am. Ord. 536, passed 6-1-1970; Am. Ord. 691, passed 2-7-1976) Penalty, see § 70.999
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see SDCL § 32-29-2