Table of Contents TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES CHAPTER 8. TRAFFIC REGULATION Part 3. Vehicle Operating Requirements

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10 61-8-301 — Reckless driving -- reckl... 9 61-8-302 — Careless driving 10 61-8-303 — Speed restrictions 61-8-308 — Permission of authorities... 5 61-8-309 — Establishment of special... 2 61-8-310 — When local authorities ma... 1 61-8-311 — Minimum speed regulations 1 61-8-312 — Special speed limitations... 61-8-313 — Special speed limitations 4 61-8-314 — Traffic violations in con... 5 61-8-316 — Fleeing from or eluding p... 1 61-8-317 — Right-of-way for vehicles... 61-8-320 — Right-of-way for bicycles 9 61-8-321 — Drive on right side of ro... 61-8-322 — Passing vehicles proceedi... 61-8-323 — Overtaking vehicle on lef... 1 61-8-324 — Overtaking vehicle on rig... 61-8-325 — Limitations on overtaking... 1 61-8-326 — No-passing zones 1 61-8-327 — One-way roadways, rotary... 7 61-8-328 — Driving on roadways laned... 1 61-8-329 — Following too closely 3 61-8-330 — Driving on divided highwa... 61-8-331 — Restricted and controlled... 61-8-332 — Restrictions on use of co... 1 61-8-333 — Required position and met... 61-8-334 — Limitation on U-turns --... 61-8-335 — Starting parked vehicle 4 61-8-336 — Turning movements and req... 61-8-337 — Signals by hand and arm o... 61-8-338 — Method of giving hand-and... 2 61-8-339 — Vehicle approaching or en... 1 61-8-340 — Vehicle turning left at i... 3 61-8-341 — Vehicle entering through... 1 61-8-342 — Vehicles approaching "Yie... 2 61-8-343 — Vehicle entering roadway... 1 61-8-344 — Vehicles to stop at stop... 61-8-345 — Stop before emerging from... 2 61-8-346 — Operation of vehicles on... 61-8-347 — Obedience to signal indic... 61-8-348 — All vehicles to stop at c... 61-8-349 — Certain vehicles to stop... 61-8-350 — Moving heavy equipment at... 61-8-351 — Meeting or passing school... 61-8-352 — Prohibited operation of s... 61-8-353 — Stopping, standing, or pa... 61-8-354 — Stopping, standing, or pa... 1 61-8-355 — Additional parking regula... 61-8-356 — Prohibition against parki... 61-8-357 — Unattended motor vehicles 61-8-358 — Limitations on backing 61-8-359 — Riding on motorcycles 61-8-360 — Obstruction to driver's v... 61-8-361 — Driving on mountain highw... 61-8-362 — Coasting prohibited 61-8-363 — Following fire apparatus... 61-8-364 — Crossing firehose 61-8-365 — Putting refuse on highway... 61-8-366 — Riding on fenders or runn... 61-8-367 — Riding in housetrailers 61-8-368 — Opening and closing vehic... 61-8-369 — Shooting from or across r... 61-8-370 — Securing of load -- requi... 1 61-8-371 — Operation of motor vehicl... 61-8-372 — Littering with lighted ma... 61-8-380 — Funeral procession right-... 61-8-381 — Equipment required for fu... 61-8-382 — Driving in funeral proces... 61-8-383 — Vehicles not in funeral p... 61-8-384 — Liability

Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-342

(2003)

Vehicles approaching "Yield" sign

An operator of a vehicle approaching a "Yield" sign is subject to the following provisions:

(1) The operator shall slow to a speed that is reasonable for existing conditions and, if required for safety, shall stop before entering the intersection.

(2) After slowing or stopping, the operator shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway close enough to constitute an immediate hazard during the time that the operator is moving across or within the intersection or junction of roadways.

(3) An operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians within crosswalks at the intersection.

(4) If an operator of a vehicle, after having driven past a "Yield" sign, is involved in a collision with another vehicle at an intersection or junction of roadways or with a pedestrian in an adjacent crosswalk, the collision is considered prima facie evidence of the operator's failure to yield right-of-way.

Opinions construing this section

1 opinion

2018 MT 295N Dec 4, 2018 Affirmed

Billings v. Spear

Majority by James Jeremiah Shea · 4 to 0

e County, dismissing his appeal of a Billings Municipal Court Judgment finding him guilty of failure to yield the right-of-way at a yield sign, in violation of § 61-8-342, MCA. We affirm. ¶3 On March 6, 2016, Spear was cited by the City of Billings (City) for failure to yield the right-of-way at a yield sign. This citation followe

Official Annotations archive.org, 2003 edition

History:

EnactedEn. SectionSec. 71, ChapterCh. 263, Laws ofL. 1955

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 96, Laws ofL. 1963

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 63, ChapterCh. 316, Laws ofL. 1974

Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 32-2174

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 3, ChapterCh. 512, Laws ofL. 1991

AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 23, ChapterCh. 352, Laws ofL. 2003 (HB 105 - Olson, Bernie (R) HD 76)

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