NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 203.29
ENTERING HIGHWAY FROM PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVE.
The motor vehicle law provides that the operator of a vehicle about
to enter or to cross a [highway] [street] from a(n) [alley] [building
entrance] [private road or driveway] shall yield the right-of-way to all
vehicles approaching on the [highway] [street] to be entered. In order to
comply with this law the operator is only required to look for vehicles
approaching on the highway, to see what ought to be seen, and to delay
entry into the [highway] [street] until reasonable care has been first
exercised to see that such entry can be made in safety.1
A violation of this law is negligence within itself.2
History
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 203.29 (June 1989). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-156(a). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-24
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