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Wis JI-Civil 1190
Right of Way: Green Signal
The Wisconsin statutes define “right of way” as the privilege of the immediate use of
the roadway.1
The statutes further provide that vehicular traffic facing a green signal may proceed
straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at the place prohibits either turn, but
vehicular traffic shall yield the right of way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully
within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time the signal is exhibited.2
“Vehicular traffic,” includes any device in, upon, or by which persons or property may
be transported or drawn upon a highway. The term includes (bicycles) ( ).
“Adjacent” means near, close, or adjoining. As here used, it refers to (the crosswalk
the driver of the vehicle will be compelled to cross if the driver moves straight ahead) (the
crosswalk the driver will be compelled to cross on the intersecting street if the driver turns
right or left).
History
Wis JI-Civil 1190 (7/2023). Release No. 55. Wisconsin Court System, 7/2023. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
6af90983a3ca6b153ec158d4c0a53d68e76c5194034fca51cc597f9078033253
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