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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 10.270
Stop Sign: Yielding Right-of-Way
A driver facing a stop sign at an intersection has a duty to stop [at a clearly marked stop line;
before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection; or, in the absence of a marked
crosswalk, at the point nearest the intersecting road where the driver would have a view of approaching
traffic on that road]. Before proceeding, the driver also has a duty to yield the right-of-way to any
approaching vehicle from either direction.
If a driver fails to use ordinary care to perform either or both of these duties, then he is
negligent.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
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